| Product name |
Water-absorbing polymer balls |
| Description |
This recall involves Monster Science Growing Spider toy sets, with model number 7280 for product sold at Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores and Spirit Halloween and model number 7289 for product sold at Target. 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. |
| Problem |
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. |
| Distribution |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores nationwide, Spirit Halloween stores nationwide and Target stores nationwide for between $3 and $5. |
| Company |
Be Amazing! Toys 877-798-9795; Web site www.beamazingtoys.com |
| Dates sold |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores - August 2011 to August 2013, Spirit Halloween stores - August 2011 to November 2011 and August 2012 to November 2012, and Target stores - September to November 2012. |
| Date posted |
09/11/2013 |
| Additional information |
For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission news release at www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Be-Amazing-Toys-Recalls-Monster-Science-Growing-Spiders/ |
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