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Target Recalls Water Absorbing Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard
If the small toy is ingested, it can expand inside a child's body and cause intestinal obstructions, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and could be life threatening. Surgery is required to remove the toy from the body, if ingested. Medical professionals and parents should be aware that there is a possibility that the toys might not show up on an x-ray.
- Units
- About 560,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $1
- Remedy
- Refund
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
This recall involves Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch Your Own Dino. Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs and Easter Grow Toys have model number 234-25-1200 on the back of the product's packaging. Hatch Your Own Dino Egg has model number 234-09-0016 on the label inserted in the product's packaging. The pink, blue, or purple Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs include a white bunny, brown bunny, or butterfly. The Easter Grow Toys include a yellow chick, brown bunny, or white bunny. The Hatch Your Own Dino Eggs are purple or yellow/green and contains one of eleven dinosaurs.
The file
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide from February 2017 through March 2017 for about $1.
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and return it to any Target store for a full refund.
Target at 800- 440-0680 between 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday, online at www.target.com and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page, then on "School/Stationery/Seasonal" for more information, or the "Product Recalls" tab on Target's Facebook page.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
