() — 7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys are being recalled, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced, following reports of injured children.
Zuru LLC, the California-based company that imports Chinese-made products, has decided to recall 6.5 million standard-sized Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing Swim Bath Toys and 1 million mini-sized Robo Alive Junior Mini Baby Shark Swimming Bath Toys. Toys, as reported Thursday by the Commission in a press release.
Zuru said he is aware of 12 reports of children suffering “impalement injuries, lacerations, and puncture wounds” after falling or sitting on the full-size version of the Baby Shark bath product, the news release said.
The toy-related injuries occurred to the children’s “genital, anorectal, and facial areas,” according to the news release.
Nine of these injuries required stitches or other medical attention, according to the CPSC.
(U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission photo)
According to the press release, there have been no reported injuries related to the recalled Mini Baby Shark bath toys so far.
“When using the recalled bath toys, especially in a bathtub or wading pool, a child may slip and fall or sit on the shark’s hard plastic top fin,” the statement said.
The CPSC advised consumers who purchased the toys to stop using them immediately and to contact Zuru for a full refund.
The toys were being sold at various retailers including Target, Walgreens, Ross and Walmart, the agency said. The standard size ones were sold between May 2019 and March 2023, while the mini ones were sold between July 2020 and June 2023.
