Target Recalls Water Absorbing Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard
CPSC recall 17133. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
If the small 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. Surgery is required to remove the toy from the body, if ingested. Medical professionals and parents should be aware that there is a possibility that the toys might not show up on an x-ray.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and return it to any Target store for a full refund.
CPSC recall 17133 has the recall date 13 Apr 2017. The notice names the firm Target. The recall has about 560,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2017 has 7,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning.
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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. |
|---|---|
| Units | 560,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | This recall involves Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch Your Own Dino. Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs and Easter Grow Toys have model number 234-25-1200 on the back of the product's packaging. Hatch Your Own Dino Egg has model number 234-09-0016 on the label inserted in the product's packaging. The pink, blue, or purple Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs include a white bunny, brown bunny, or butterfly. The Easter Grow Toys include a yellow chick, brown bunny, or white bunny. The Hatch Your Own Dino Eggs are purple or yellow/green and contains one of eleven dinosaurs. |
| Product | Water-absorbing Easter and Dino toys, About 560,000 |
| Sold at | Target stores nationwide from February 2017 through March 2017 for about $1. |
| Importer | Target Corp |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 560,000Median of 2017: 7,000
- CPSC recalls of 2017
- 280
- Recalls of 2017 with one of the same hazards
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Target
- 64
Other recalls of the firm
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 17133. https://recallregister.com/product/8029-target-recalls-water-absorbing-toys-due-to-serious-ingestion-hazard/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- 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 17133 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Target stores nationwide from February 2017 through March 2017 for about $1.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 17133?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 17133?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 560,000