Be Amazing! Toys Recalls Monster Science Growing Spiders Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard
CPSC recall 13279. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The soft and colorful product can be 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 need 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 13279 has the recall date 10 Sep 2013. The notice names the firm Be Amazing! Toys. The recall has about 26,500 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 | 26,500 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | This recall involves Monster Science Growing Spider toy sets, model number 7280. The sets contain marble-sized polymer ball "spider eggs" that can absorb from 300 to 800 times their weight in water and can grow up to eight times their original size. The sets consist of one polymer spider and three "spider eggs". The Be Amazing! Toys star logo and the words Monster Science Growing Spider, Ages 8+, Just drop in water, Grow Giant Spider Eggs and Eggs Grow Up to 8X Original Size are printed on the front of the packaging. The model number is on the bottom of the back of the packaging. The front and back of the packaging have warnings not to use the toy without adult supervision. |
| Product | Water-absorbing polymer balls, About 26,500, Toy Balls |
| Sold at | Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores nationwide from August 2011 to August 2013, Spirit Halloween stores nationwide from August 2011 to November 2011 and from August 2012 to November 2012, and Target stores nationwide from September to November 2012 for between $3 and $5. |
| Importer | Be Amazing! Toys, of Salt Lake City |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 26,500Median 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 |
|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2013 | Be Amazing! Toys Recalls Monster Science and Super Star Science Colossal Water Balls Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 13279The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 13279. https://recallregister.com/product/1455-be-amazing-toys-recalls-monster-science-growing-spiders-due-to-serious/. 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 13279 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:
Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores nationwide from August 2011 to August 2013, Spirit Halloween stores nationwide from August 2011 to November 2011 and from August 2012 to November 2012, and Target stores nationwide from September to November 2012 for between $3 and $5.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 13279?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 13279?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 26,500