CPSC, Dollar General Corp. Announce Recall of Dive Sticks
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2005-02-16). Hazards: fall. About 180,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 05112 |
| Published | 2005-02-16 |
| Last updated | 2024-09-18 |
| Product category | Swimming Pool Items |
| Products | Dive Sticks |
| Firm named in the title | Dollar General Corp. |
| Firms | The Dollar General Corp., of Goodlettsville, Tenn. (distributor) |
| Manufactured in | China |
| Units (US) | 180,000 |
| Hazard classes | fall |
| Remedy classes | refund, dispose |
| Sold | Dollar General stores nationwide from April 2004 through September 2004 for about $1. |
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.
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.
Remedy
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and return them to Dollar General stores for a refund, or discard them.
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
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