Dollar Tree Stores Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Dollar Tree Stores Inc. Announce Recall of Stuffed Pool Animal
The seams can separate, exposing the polyester stuffing and foam beads. The foam beads pose a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 310,000
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $1
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
There are eight types of stuffed polyester pool animals involved in this recall: crab, duck, frog, octopus, seahorse, shark, turtle and whale. The brightly colored stuffed animals have a sewn-in label that reads in part, "DOLLAR TREE DISTRIBUTION, INC.," "MADE IN CHINA" and "RN# 87254."
The file
- Sold at
- Dollar Tree, Only One Dollar, Only $1, Dollar Express and Dollar Bills sold the stuffed animals nationwide, from April 2002 through August 2002, for $1.
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Dollar Tree Stores Inc., of Chesapeake, Va.
Incident log
CPSC and Dollar Tree Stores have received one report of the seam ripping, exposing the polyester stuffing and a plastic bag containing foam beads. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take these stuffed animals away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.
For more information, consumers can call Dollar Tree Stores at (800) 876-8077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's web site at www.dollartree.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated OCT 10 2002; last revised APR 28 2025.