Dollar General Recalls Dive Sticks Due to Impalement Injury Risk
Dollar General is recalling about 180,000 packages of pre-weighted dive sticks sold nationwide from April to September 2004. The hard plastic toys pose an impalement hazard if children fall on them in shallow water.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (impalement injury) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Dollar General Corp. announced the recall of approximately 180,000 packages of pre-weighted dive sticks. These hard plastic toys, shaped like worms, fish, and seahorses, were sold at Dollar General stores nationwide from April 2004 through September 2004 for about $1. The dive sticks are about 7 inches long and feature weighted balls on the bottom. The worm-shaped sticks are green with an orange weighted ball or pink with a yellow weighted ball. The fish-shaped sticks are pink and yellow or green and orange. The seahorse-shaped sticks are yellow with a blue tail or pink with a yellow tail. The words "Made in China" appear on the fish and seahorse models, and "Sun and Shade" is written on each package.
The recall was issued because children can fall or land on these upright dive sticks in shallow water and suffer impalement injuries. CPSC banned pre-weighted dive sticks in 2001. No injuries have been reported in connection with these specific products.
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately. They can return the products to any Dollar General store for a refund or discard them. For more information, consumers can contact Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.dollargeneral.com.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dive Sticks
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 180,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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