Be Amazing! Toys Recalls Monster Science Growing Spiders Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard
Recall 13279 · Sep 10, 2013 · Be Amazing! Toys
26,500
units affected
26,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13279
- Date
- Sep 10, 2013
- Company
- Be Amazing! Toys
- Units affected
- 26,500
- Product
- Water-absorbing polymer balls
- Product type
- Toy Balls
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves Monster Science Growing Spider toy sets, model number 7280. The sets contain marble-sized polymer ball "spider eggs" that can absorb from 300 to 800 times their weight in water and can grow up to eight times their original size. The sets consist of one polymer spider and three "spider eggs". The Be Amazing! Toys star logo and the words Monster Science Growing Spider, Ages 8+, Just drop in water, Grow Giant Spider Eggs and Eggs Grow Up to 8X Original Size are printed on the front of the packaging. The model number is on the bottom of the back of the packaging. The front and back of the packaging have warnings not to use the toy without adult supervision.
What can happen
The soft and colorful product can be mistaken by a child for candy. When the marble-sized 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. The toys do not show up on an x-ray and need surgery to be removed from the body.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and contact Be Amazing! Toys for a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores nationwide from August 2011 to August 2013, Spirit Halloween stores nationwide from August 2011 to November 2011 and from August 2012 to November 2012, and Target stores nationwide from September to November 2012 for between $3 and $5.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled water-absorbing polymer balls?
Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and contact Be Amazing! Toys for a refund.
What is the hazard?
The soft and colorful product can be mistaken by a child for candy. When the marble-sized 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. The toys do not show up on an x-ray and need surgery to.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.