The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·23229·Announced 2023-06-22

Zuru Recalls 7.5 Million Baby Shark Bath Toys for Impalement Risk

Zuru is recalling about 7.5 million Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark bath toys due to hard plastic top fins that pose risks of impalement, laceration, and puncture injuries to children. Twelve reported injuries have been documented, including nine cases requiring stitches or medical attention.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall meets the Severe criteria: there are documented injury reports (12 reported incidents with impalement, lacerations, and puncture wounds) and nine incidents required medical attention/stitches. Although no deaths are reported, the presence of significant injuries affecting sensitive body areas and medical treatment requirements satisfies the Severe classification.

Plain-English summary

Zuru LLC is recalling approximately 7.5 million Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark and Mini Baby Shark bath toys sold nationwide through retailers including Walmart, Target, Amazon, CVS Pharmacy, Dollar General, and others from May 2019 through June 2023. The full-size toys were sold between $13 and $15; mini-size toys between $6 and $20.

The recalled bath toys feature a hard plastic top fin. When children use the toys in a bathtub or wading pool, they can slip and fall or sit onto this hard plastic fin, risking impalement, lacerations, and puncture wounds.

Zuru has documented 12 reports of children falling or sitting onto the full-size Baby Shark bath toy, resulting in impalement injuries, lacerations, and puncture wounds in some cases affecting genital, anorectal, and facial areas. Nine of these incidents required stitches or medical attention. No reported incidents have occurred with the Mini Baby Shark bath toys.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bath toys. To obtain a refund of $14 for each full-size toy or $6 for each mini-size toy (issued as a prepaid virtual Mastercard), consumers must disable the fin by cutting it (full-size) or bending it (mini-size), mark the toy body with the word "recalled" and a unique registration code, photograph the disabled and marked product, and upload the photo to https://www.recallrtr.com/bathshark. Upon photo receipt, Zuru will issue the refund.

The recalled product

Product
Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing & Swim Bath Toys (full-size) and Robo Alive Junior Mini Baby Shark Swimming Bath Toys (mini-size)
Manufacturer
Zuru LLC, of El Segundo, California
Category
Consumer Product — Bath Toys
Hazard
  • impalement
  • laceration
  • puncture-wound

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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