Doodlebutt Recalls Jelly BeadZ Jumbo BeadZ and Magic Growing Fruity Fun Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard
CPSC recall 14056. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
These soft and colorful products can be mistaken by a child for candy. When swallowed, they can expand inside a child's body and cause intestinal obstructions, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and could be life threatening. Similar toys have not shown up on x-rays and needed surgery to be removed from the body.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled polymer products and take them away from small children. Consumers should contact Doodlebutt for a full refund.
CPSC recall 14056 has the recall date 12 Dec 2013. The notice names the firm Doodlebutt, Lehigh Acres, Fla. The recall has about 1,500 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 and two cases outside of the U.S. with one death. |
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| Units | 1,500 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | This recall involves Doodlebutt Jelly BeadZ Jumbo BeadZ and Magic Growing Fruity Fun water-absorbing polymer toys. The toys can absorb from 300 to 500 times their weight in water and can grow up to eight times their original size. Jumbo BeadZ toys are marble-sized water-absorbing balls. They were sold in a package consisting of three separate 2.5-inch x 2-inch clear, resealable bags inside a 3.5-inch x 4-inch clear, resealable bag. Each smaller bag had eight to 12 water balls of slightly different sizes. The balls came in clear, blue, red, orange, yellow, green and purple colors. The front of the larger bag had a multi-colored label with the words "Jelly BeadZ," "Easy to follow directions" and had instructions for use. Magic Growing Fruity Fun toys are water-absorbing polymers in the shapes of apples, bananas, butterflies, cherries, grapes, pineapples, roses and strawberries. They were sold in 3.5-inch x 4-inch, clear, resealable bag with seven assorted shapes in it. They came in blue, green, orange, pink, red and yellow. The label on the front of the bag has the words "For 'Kidz' of All Ages," "Jelly BeadZ," "Bouncy and Beautiful," "Colorfast," "Non Toxic," "Safe for the… |
| Product | Water-absorbing polymer toys, About 1,500, Toy Balls |
| Sold at | Amazon.com from February 2012 through September 2013 for about $9 |
| Importer | Doodlebutt, Lehigh Acres, Fla |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,500Median 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 Doodlebutt, Lehigh Acres, Fla
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 14056The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 14056. https://recallregister.com/product/1577-doodlebutt-recalls-jelly-beadz-jumbo-beadz-and-magic-growing-fruity-fu/. 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 14056 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 and two cases outside of the U.S. with one death.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Amazon.com from February 2012 through September 2013 for about $9
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 14056?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 14056?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1,500