CARD Factory has issued a safety alert urging customers to stop using a popular home product immediately.
The discount card and gift giant is its Tatty Teddy Cushions, which have been on sale since 2022, after it was discovered that the items do not meet current UK fire safety regulations.
The , which shoppers can snap up in a series of various designs,pose a “serious fire risk“, the confirmed.
In a statement posted online, the company said: “Carte Blanche Greeting Ltd are voluntarily recalling the below cushions.”;;
Customers have been ordered to stop using the product straight away and return it to any store for a full refund.
“As a precautionary measure, please do not consume and return the product,”;; the notice added – although it’s unclear why anyone would consume a cushion in the first place.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards supported the warning, and confirmed that the product fails to meet the legal requirements under the Furniture and Furnishings Fire Safety Regulations 1988.
Card Factory since have apologised for the inconvenience, as well as thanking loyal customers for their cooperation.
The popular retailer has previously issued recalls on a range of items, such as , , and even chocolates, Daily Star reported.
Last , Card Factory pulled a product from shelves after a bag of was found to have the ingredients listed only in Polish – which posed a real danger to those with allergies.
The batch in question contained peanuts, milk, soy, and potentially other allergens such as eggs and gluten-containing cereals.
Another case saw a “Wonderful Teacher”;; mug being pulled after being wrongly labelled as microwave safe.
It was later found that the handle could overheat, risking severe burns.
Card Factory isn’t the only retailer facing product safety woes. In recent weeks, major supermarkets including , , as well as have had to recall various items.
Earlier this month, beauty buffs were instructed to .
The warning came under an urgentnotice, which said the product could cause an ”;;electric shock orfire”;;.
The hair cap has been sold at bothandsince the start of 2025, with the productnumber ZT-A.
However, now the product’s maker Eclat Cosmetic Ltd. is recalling theBeautyHair RevitaliseSteamerCapfor shoppers’ safety.
The two popularhave announced the safety recall, and are urging shoppers to return the item.
TK Maxx and Homesense customers can claim a fullrefundor replacement upon handing the cap back to its vendor.
According to the warning online, the risk of an ‘or fire”;; is caused by the fuse in the cap’s plug, which does not meet the UK’s required safety standards.
Following the discovery, the recall also instructs shoppers to ”;;spread the news”;; about the product’s risk, by informingand.
