The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Buffalo Games LLC have issued a recall for approximately 52,000 Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits due to serious safety concerns. These kits could pose a risk of ingestion, choking, and intestinal obstruction.
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.
If you have purchased the Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit, please stop using it immediately and remove it from your child’s reach. Contact Buffalo Games toll-free at 800-637-0732 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at beadrecall@buffalogames.com, or online at https://chuckleandroar.com/recall or www.chuckleandroar.com and click on “Recall Information” at the top of the landing page to receive a full refund and instructions on how to return the product in a prepaid mailing package or return it to any Target store.
To identify the recall product look for the purple container labeled “Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit” on the front. Inside, you will find 2 ounces of “jumbo” water beads, 6 ounces of “regular” water beads, a clear container with a lid, five small toy fish, a scissor scoop, tweezers, a scoop with a handle, 10 activity cards, and instructions. The packaging also features a UPC number 079346627035 on the back.
Please note that these kits were exclusively sold at Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from March 2022 through November 2022 for approximately $15.
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