Product Recall Number: 13-254
Why was Water-Absorbing Polymer Balls recalled?
The soft and colorful product can be easily 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 require surgery to be removed from the body.
Product Recall Number: 13-254
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2013-07-31
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Water-Absorbing Polymer Balls
Description: The marble-sized, water-absorbing toy can expand inside the body and block the intestine. If these toys are swallowed, it can be life-threatening.
Hazard Description: The soft and colorful product can be easily 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 require surgery to be removed from the body.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 14,200 in the United States and 1,200 in Canada
Incidents: None reported. CPSC is aware of one incident with a similar water-absorbing polymer ball product in which an 8-month-old girl ingested the ball and it had to be surgically removed.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and contact Be Amazing! Toys for a refund.
Sold At: Specialty retailers and education centers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, BeAmazingToys.com and WorldMarket.com from September 2010 through November 2012 for about $3 per package.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed