06/23/2023
ATTENTION PARENTS !! RECALL !!
Millions of baby shark bath toys recalled due to laceration hazard
There may be danger in the water of your child’s bath if they’re playing with baby shark toys.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 7.5 million Zuru Baby Shark and Mini Baby Shark Bath Toys.
The commission says hard plastic top fins pose a risk of impalement, laceration, and puncture injuries to children.
Zuru tells the CPSC it is aware of 12 reports of children falling or sitting onto the recalled full-size Baby Shark bath toy, resulting in impalement injuries, lacerations, and puncture wounds, including to children’s ge***al, anorectal and facial areas.
Nine of the incidents required stitches or medical attention. There have been no reported incidents or injuries involving the Mini Baby Shark bath toys.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bath toys and contact Zuru for a full refund of $14 for each full-size bath toy or $6 for each mini-size bath toy, in the form of a prepaid virtual Mastercard.
Consumers should disable the tail fin by cutting it on the full-size bath toy or by bending it on the mini-size bath toy, mark the body of the shark bath toy with the word “recalled” and the unique code provided during registration for the recall, then upload a photo of the product, showing it is disabled and marked, at https://www.recallrtr.com/bathshark.
Upon receipt of the photo, Zuru says it will issue a refund to purchasers.
Recalled toys:
This recall involves both full-size Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing & Swim bath toys and Mini Baby Shark Swimming bath toys. The recalled full-size Baby Shark bath toys sing and swim when placed in water. They have a hard plastic top fin with three grooves on one side, measure about 7-inches from nose to tail and were sold in three colors: yellow, pink and blue. They were sold individually and in packs of three.
The recalled full-size bath toys have tracking label information on the bottom, including raised lettering that states model number “ #25282” and a date code beginning with the letters “DG” followed by “YYYY/MM/DD” in the date range DG20190501 through DG20220619. Only full-size Baby Shark toys with a hard plastic top fin are included in this recall.
The recalled Mini Baby Shark bath toys swim when placed in water but do not sing. They have a hard plastic top fin, measure about 4-inches from nose to tail and were sold in three colors: yellow, pink and blue. They were sold individually, in packs of two or three, and as part of a Baby Shark Music Water Park playset.
The recalled mini-size bath toys have tracking label information on the bottom, including raised lettering that states model numbers “ #7163,” " #7175,” “ #7166,” or “ #25291” and a date code beginning with the letters “DG” followed by “YYYY/MM/DD” in the date range DG2020615 through DG2023525.
