Almar Sales Co. · Recalled
CPSC, Almar Sales Co. Announce Recall of Children's Watches
The band on the watch contains liquid petroleum distillates. If punctured, the watch band could leak. Petroleum distillates could be harmful if ingested and cause irritation to the skin or eyes on contact.
- Units
- About 50,400
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $2
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The watches are made of clear plastic with white snaps. The watch bands have clear glitter-filled liquid and colored liquid inside including pink, blue, red and yellow. The watch face is digital and measures about two inches in width. "Water Watch" and "Almar Sales Company" is printed on the original clear bubble packaging of the watches.
The file
- Sold at
- Exclusively at Dollar General Stores nationwide, from March 2005 through July 2005, for about $2.
- Product type
- Watches
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Almar Sales Co. Inc., of New York, N.Y.
Incident log
CPSC and Almar Sales Co. have received one report of a 2-year-old child who ingested the petroleum distillate after biting into the watch band. The child suffered irritation of the mouth and throat.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take these watches away from young children and return the watches to the store where purchased for a refund or contact the firm.
For additional information, contact Almar Sales at (800) 251-2522 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
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 AUG 17 2005; last revised OCT 29 2024.
