Target Recalls Water Absorbing Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard
Reason for Recall / Hazard
If the small 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. Surgery is required to remove the toy from the body, if ingested. Medical professionals and parents should be aware that there is a possibility that the toys might not show up on an x-ray.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch Your Own Dino. Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs and Easter Grow Toys have model number 234-25-1200 on the back of the product's packaging. Hatch Your Own Dino Egg has model number 234-09-0016 on the label inserted in the product's packaging. The pink, blue, or purple Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs include a white bunny, brown bunny, or butterfly. The Easter Grow Toys include a yellow chick, brown bunny, or white bunny. The Hatch Your Own Dino Eggs are purple or yellow/green and contains one of eleven dinosaurs.
Affected Products
Water-absorbing Easter and Dino toys
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Target-Recalls-Water-Absorbing-Toys |
| Title | Target Recalls Water Absorbing Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Hatch and Grow-Pink Easter Egg.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Hatch & Grow—Pink Easter Egg |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Hatch and Grow-Blue Easter Egg.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Hatch & Grow—Blue Easter Egg |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Hatch and Grow-Purple Easter Egg.jpg |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Hatch & Grow—Purple Easter Egg |
| Images › 4 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Easter Grow Toy-Chick.jpg |
| Images › 4 › Caption | Easter Grow Toy—Chick |
| Images › 5 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Easter Grow Toy-Brown Bunny.jpg |
| Images › 5 › Caption | Easter Grow Toy—Brown Bunny |
| Images › 6 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Easter Grow Toy-White Bunny.jpg |
| Images › 6 › Caption | Easter Grow Toy—White Bunny |
| Images › 7 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Model Number of Hatch and Grow Easter Egg-Back of Package.jpg |
| Images › 7 › Caption | The model number of the Hatch & Grow Easter Egg is located on the back |
| Images › 8 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Model Number of Easter Grow Toy-Back of Package.jpg |
| Images › 8 › Caption | The model number of the Easter Grow Toy is located on the back |
| Images › 9 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Hatch Your Own Dino Egg Purple.jpg |
| Images › 9 › Caption | Hatch Your Own Dino Egg—Purple Egg |
| Images › 10 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Hatch Your Own Dino Egg Yellow-Green.jpg |
| Images › 10 › Caption | Hatch Your Own Dino Egg Yellow/Green Egg |
| Images › 11 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Model Number of Hatch Your Own Dino Egg-Label.jpg |
| Images › 11 › Caption | The model number of the Hatch Your Own Dino Egg is located on the label |
| Hazards › Name | If the small 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. Surgery is required to remove the toy from the body, if ingested. Medical professionals and parents should be aware that there is a possibility that the toys might not show up on an x-ray. |
| Injuries › Name | None reported. |
| Products › Name | Water-absorbing Easter and Dino toys |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 560,000 |
| Recall I D | 8029 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and return it to any Target store for a full refund. |
| Importers › Name | Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Retailers › Name | Target stores nationwide from February 2017 through March 2017 for about $1. |
| Recall Date | 2017-04-13T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch Your Own Dino. Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs and Easter Grow Toys have model number 234-25-1200 on the back of the product's packaging. Hatch Your Own Dino Egg has model number 234-09-0016 on the label inserted in the product's packaging. The pink, blue, or purple Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs include a white bunny, brown bunny, or butterfly. The Easter Grow Toys include a yellow chick, brown bunny, or white bunny. The Hatch Your Own Dino Eggs are purple or yellow/green and contains one of eleven dinosaurs. |
| Recall Number | 17133 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Refund |
| Consumer Contact | Target at 800- 440-0680 between 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday, online at www.target.com and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page, then on "School/Stationery/Seasonal" for more information, or the "Product Recalls" tab on Target's Facebook page. |
| Last Publish Date | 2017-04-13T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |