CPSCGeneral Alert
CPSC, Dollar General Corp. Announce Recall of Dive Sticks
Published: February 16, 2005Recall ID: 05112Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
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.
Product Description & Identification
The dive sticks are hard plastic in the shape of worms, fish, and seahorses. The worm dive sticks are sticks with ridges that are green with an orange weighted ball or pink with a yellow weighted ball on the bottom. The fish dive sticks are pink and yellow or green and orange. The seahorse dive sticks are yellow with a blue tail or pink with a yellow tail. All of the dive sticks are about 7 inches long. "Made in China" is written on the fish and seahorses. "Sun and Shade" is written on each package. There are two worms per package and three fish or seahorses per package.
Affected Products
Dive Sticks
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
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| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2005/CPSC-Dollar-General-Corp-Announce-Recall-of-Dive-Sticks |
| Title | CPSC, Dollar General Corp. Announce Recall of Dive Sticks |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/aefb23ff31d044a3b4e4c8c550903b7d.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Dive Sticks |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/602fd71b606a469bb4dd0f59637fb0e8.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled Dive Sticks |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/284b896f8c6f4b80b98e3dd402462039.jpg |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Recalled Dive Sticks |
| Images › 4 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/e45dde3745a948399a28e66a1bb7d263.jpg |
| Images › 4 › Caption | Recalled Dive Sticks |
| Hazards › Name | 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. |
| Injuries › Name | None reported. |
| Products › Name | Dive Sticks |
| Products › Type | Swimming Pool Items |
| Products › Category I D | 2159 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 180,000 dive stick packages |
| Recall I D | 2877 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and return them to Dollar General stores for a refund, or discard them. |
| Retailers › Name | Dollar General stores nationwide from April 2004 through September 2004 for about $1. |
| Recall Date | 2005-02-16T00:00:00 |
| Description | The dive sticks are hard plastic in the shape of worms, fish, and seahorses. The worm dive sticks are sticks with ridges that are green with an orange weighted ball or pink with a yellow weighted ball on the bottom. The fish dive sticks are pink and yellow or green and orange. The seahorse dive sticks are yellow with a blue tail or pink with a yellow tail. All of the dive sticks are about 7 inches long. "Made in China" is written on the fish and seahorses. "Sun and Shade" is written on each package. There are two worms per package and three fish or seahorses per package. |
| Distributors › Name | The Dollar General Corp., of Goodlettsville, Tenn. |
| Recall Number | 05112 |
| Consumer Contact | Contact Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their Web site at www.dollargeneral.com |
| Last Publish Date | 2024-09-18T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |