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Target Recalls Water Absorbing Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard

  • Hatch & Grow—Pink Easter Egg
  • Hatch & Grow—Blue Easter Egg
  • Hatch & Grow—Purple Easter Egg
  • Easter Grow Toy—Chick
  • Easter Grow Toy—Brown Bunny
  • Easter Grow Toy—White Bunny
  • The model number of the Hatch & Grow Easter Egg is located on the back
  • The model number of the Easter  Grow Toy is located on the back
  • Hatch Your Own Dino Egg—Purple Egg
  • Hatch Your Own Dino Egg  Yellow/Green Egg
  • The model number of the Hatch  Your Own Dino Egg is located on the label
Name of Product:
Water-absorbing Easter and Dino toys
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.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
April 13, 2017
Units:

About 560,000

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.

Recall Details

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.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and return it to any Target store for a full refund.

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported. 

Sold At:
Target stores nationwide from February 2017 through March 2017 for about $1.
Importer(s):

Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
17-133
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