There have been 12 reports of children falling or sitting on the full-size Baby Shark bath toy, resulting in impalement injuries, lacerations and puncture wounds. Nine of the incidents required stitches or medical attention. There have been no reported incidents or injuries involving the Mini Baby Shark bath toys, according to the recall.
The recalled full-size Baby Shark Sing & Swim bath toys have a hard plastic top with three grooves on one side, measure about 7 inches from nose to tail and were sold in three colors: yellow, pink and blue, and were sold individually and in packs of three. The toys have raised lettering on the bottom with the model number #25282 and a date code date range DG20190501 through DG20220619.
The recalled Mini Baby Shark bath toys swim when placed in water but do not sing. They have a hard plastic top fin, measure about 4 inches from nose to tail and were sold in three colors: yellow, pink and blue. They were sold individually, in packs of two or three and as part of a Baby Shark Music Water Park playset. The toys have raised lettering on the bottom with model numbers #7163, #7175, #7166 or #25291 and a date code date range DG2020615 through DG2023525.
Toys with silicone fins are not affected by this recall.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bath toys and contact Zuru at https://www.recallrtr.com/bathshark or 833-820-0839 for information on how to get a refund of $14 for each full-size bath troy or $6 for each mini bath toy, in the form of a prepaid virtual Mastercard.
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