Be Amazing! Toys Recalls Monster Science and Super Star Science Colossal Water Balls Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard
CPSC recall 13254. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The soft and colorful product can be easily mistaken by a child for candy. When the marble-sized 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. The toys do not show up on an x-ray and require surgery to be removed from the body.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and contact Be Amazing! Toys for a refund.
CPSC recall 13254 has the recall date 31 Jul 2013. The notice names the firm Be Amazing! Toys. The recall has about 14,200 units. The median CPSC recall of 2013 has 6,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning. CPSC gives the product type Toy Balls.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | None reported. CPSC is aware of one incident with a similar water-absorbing polymer ball product in which an 8-month-old girl ingested the ball and it had to be surgically removed. |
|---|---|
| Units | 14,200 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | This recall involves marble-sized toys that absorb water and grow up to 400 times their original size. They were sold as Monster Science Colossal Water Balls (model #7255) and Super Star Science! Colossal Water Balls (model #7704). Monster Science packages contain eight balls and "Growth Powder." Super Star Science! packages contain five balls. The balls were sold in an assortment of blue, green, orange, purple, red, yellow or clear colors. The "Be Amazing! Toys" star logo, "Ages 8+", the name of the toy, "Colossal Water Balls" and a warning not to use without adult supervision are on the front of each product's packaging. Model numbers are printed on the back of the packaging. |
| Product | Water-Absorbing Polymer Balls, About 14,200 in the United States and 1,200 in Canada, Toy Balls |
| Sold at | Specialty retailers and education centers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, BeAmazingToys.com and WorldMarket.com from September 2010 through November 2012 for about $3 per package. |
| Importer | Be Amazing! Toys, of Salt Lake City |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 14,200Median of 2013: 6,500
- CPSC recalls of 2013
- 290
- Recalls of 2013 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls of 2013 in the category Toy Balls
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Be Amazing! Toys
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2013 | Be Amazing! Toys Recalls Monster Science Growing Spiders Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 13254The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 13254. https://recallregister.com/product/1431-be-amazing-toys-recalls-monster-science-and-super-star-science-colossa/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 13254 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported. CPSC is aware of one incident with a similar water-absorbing polymer ball product in which an 8-month-old girl ingested the ball and it had to be surgically removed.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Specialty retailers and education centers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, BeAmazingToys.com and WorldMarket.com from September 2010 through November 2012 for about $3 per package.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 13254?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 13254?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 14,200 in the United States and 1,200 in Canada