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Toy Balls

CPSC product category · 25 recalls · 0.2% of the register · about 50,526,700 units

25 CPSC recalls on this register (0.2% of 10,027) are filed under Toy Balls, most in 2013 (4). Together they cover about 50,526,700 units; the median recall lists 17,000.

The hazards mentioned most often are choking, poisoning and lead or chemical.

Hazards cited

Firms named most often

FirmRecalls
American Greetings2
Chicco1
Hasbro1
HearthSong1
JA-RU1
KB Toys1
Kmart1
Toysmith1
Walgreens1

Recalls by year

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CPSC recalls in Toy Balls by year announced.

Median units per recall: 17,000 (all recalls: 8,800).

Most recent recalls

DateRecallFirmHazardUnitsNo.
12 Dec 2013Doodlebutt Recalls Jelly BeadZ Jumbo BeadZ and Magic Growing Fruity Fun Toys Due to Serious Ingestion HazardDoodlebutt, Lehigh Acres, FlaPoisoning1,50014056
10 Sep 2013Be Amazing! Toys Recalls Monster Science Growing Spiders Due to Serious Ingestion HazardBe Amazing! ToysPoisoning26,50013279
10 Sep 2013Eco-Novelty Recalls Jumbo Size and Jumbo Multipurpose Cosmo Beads Toys Due to Serious Ingestion HazardEco-NoveltyPoisoning3,50013278
31 Jul 2013Be Amazing! Toys Recalls Monster Science and Super Star Science Colossal Water Balls Due to Serious Ingestion HazardBe Amazing! ToysPoisoning14,20013254
30 Apr 2010Sportime Recalls Sports Balls Due to Violation of Lead Paint StandardSportimeLead or chemical, Violation of standard1,00010734
30 Dec 2009Wooden Toys Recalled by Kendamaspot Due to Violation of Lead Paint BanKendamaspotLead or chemical, Violation of standard30010095
9 Jul 2009American Greetings Corp. Recalls Sport Balls Due to Violation of Lead Paint StandardAmerican GreetingsLead or chemical, Violation of standard90,00009267
28 Mar 2007Regent Products Corp. Recalls Stuffed Ball Toys Due to Lead HazardRegent Products Corp., River Grove, ILLead or chemical, Poisoning7,20007141
6 Aug 2004CPSC, HearthSong Announce Recall of Children's Toy BallsHearthSongChoking, Fall22,50004571
30 Jan 2004CPSC, Hasbro Inc. Announce Recall of NERF® Big Play Football™Hasbro294,00004074
26 Nov 2003CPSC, American Greetings Corp. Announce Recall of Crazy Bounce BallsAmerican GreetingsChoking17,00004039
15 Nov 2001CPSC, JA-RU Inc. Announce Recall of "Blast Balls" ToysJA-RUBurn, Impact injury43,00002042
2 Jul 2001CPSC, Chicco USA Inc. Announce Recall of Preschool ToysChiccoSuffocation6,00001182
27 Jan 2000In Wake of Second Death, CPSC and Burger King Again Urge Consumers to Destroy and Discard Pokemon BallsBurger KingSuffocation25,000,00000058
27 Dec 1999CPSC, Burger King Corporation Announce Voluntary Recall of Pokemon BallBurger KingSuffocation25,000,00000046
29 Jun 1998Knock-A-Ball Wooden Toy Recalled by Laiko InternationalLaiko InternationalChoking—98135
8 Jun 1998Bubble Beauties Floating Balls Recalled by K B ToysKB Toys—98122
8 Apr 1998Eyeball and Smiley Face Floating Balls Recalled by Atico InternationalWalgreensChoking—98092
10 Mar 1997Wendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun Balls RecallWendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun BallsChoking—97082
16 Jan 1996CPSC, Tuesday Morning Inc. Announce Cobbler Bench Toy RecallPolo—96060
22 Mar 1995CPSC And The Bazaar Inc. Announce Recall Of Vinyl Squeeze ToysBazaarChoking—95094
31 May 1994Surprise Party Time Ball Toy Contains Look-Alike--Drug CapsulesToysmith—94084
12 Apr 1993Taco Bell Corp. Announces Voluntary Recall Of Promotional ItemsBusy World of Richard ScarryLaceration—93062
18 Mar 1992Blue Box Toys Inc. Recalls Activity Water BallBlue Box ToysChoking—92064
11 Oct 1988K Mart Recalls Squeeze Toys & Telephone RattlesKmartChoking—88083

Questions and answers

How many CPSC recalls are there for Toy Balls?

25 on this register (0.2% of 10,027), covering about 50,526,700 units; the median recall lists 17,000 units.

What hazards are cited for Toy Balls?

choking (8), poisoning (5), lead or chemical (4), other (4).

Where does the category come from?

It is the product type CPSC assigns to the first product in each recall record. Records without a product type (mostly before 2010) are not in any category.

Provenance

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Retrieval Web Services, public domain, retrieved 29 Sep 2026; latest record dated 24 Sep 2026. See the methodology.