Buffalo Games Recalls Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits Due to Serious Ingestion, Choking and Obstruction Hazards; One Infant Death Reported; Sold Exclusively at Target

Recalled September 14, 2023 · CPSC recall 23286 · Buffalo Games

Recalled Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit

Label on the back of the recalled product with UPC Number 079346627035

Hazard

If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and intestinal obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and a risk of death to a child.

Remedy

Refund

Units

About 52,000

Incidents / injuries

Buffalo Games received one report of a 10-month-old child's death from swallowing the recalled water beads in July 2023 in Wisconsin. Buffalo Games also received a report that a 9-month-old child was seriously injured in November 2022 in Maine from swallowing the water beads which caused an intestinal obstruction requiring surgery to remove them.

Description

This recall involves the Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit. On the front of the purple container, the label states Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit. It includes: 2 ounces of "jumbo" water beads and 6 ounces of "regular" water beads. Along with a clear container and lid, there are five small toy fish, a scissor scoop, tweezers, a scoop with a handle, 10 activity cards and instructions. The activity kit was sold in a purple box with UPC Number 079346627035 on the back.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using and take away the recalled water beads from children. Contact Buffalo Games for a full refund and instructions on how to return the product in a prepaid mailing package supplied by the firm or return the product to any Target store.

Contact

Buffalo Games toll-free at 800-637-0732 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at [email protected], or online at https://chuckleandroar.com/recall or www.chuckleandroar.com and click on "Recall Information" at the top of the landing page.

Product

Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits

Imported by

Target Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Retailers

The recalled Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits were sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from March 2022 through November 2022 for about $15.

Made in

China

UPC

079346627035

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →