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The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that over 7 million Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing & Swim bath toys, will be recalled because the fins posed a serious risk of impalement, laceration, and stabbing injuries to children.
The agency explained that 6 million regular-size and 1 million mini-size toys will be recalled, the shark-shaped toys have a hard plastic top fin that has injured at least 12 children so far.
According to the company, the reports range from puncture wound injuries to genital and facial areas to lacerations and impalements, nine of them required medical intervention, the company said.
In this sense, the manufacturer specified that this recall only affects plastic toys which can be identified with model number “#25282” and a date code beginning with the letters “DG” followed by “YYYY/MM/DD” from January 5, 2019 through June 19, 2022 for large sizes.
Smaller toys are from June 15, 2020, through May 25, 2023 and include model numbers “#7163”, “#7175”, “#7166” or “#25291” and a date code beginning with the letters “DG” followed by “YYYY/MM/DD”.
The company said that people in possession of the recalled toys can contact the manufacturer for a refund, the small version is $6 and the large is $14.
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