Polymer toy products that expand in water can grow from the size of a bead to the size of a racket ball. It may be fun for children to watch this happen, but at least one child swallowed one of these products and had to have surgery to remove it. This has prompted recalls of the following products:
- Monster Science Growing Spider toy set;
- Monster Science Colossal Water Balls;
- Super Star Science! Colossal Water Balls;
- Cosmo Beads Jumbo Size Colorful Water Balls; and
- Jumbo Multipurpose Colorful Water Balls.
If a child swallows a spider egg or water ball from one of these sets, surgery will be necessary to remove the product. It is possible that the child could choke to death if it lodges and grows in the esophagus.
Parents whose children are injured or killed by one of these recalled products have the right to sue the manufacturers, importers, distributors and others for personal injury or wrongful death.
“These toys look like candy, are initially small enough to swallow, grow to dangerous diameters and are marketed to children,” said attorney Fred Pritzker. “They should never have been sold to unsuspecting parents. Most people assume if something is sold it is safe. That is not the case with these water-absorbing toys.”
Our law firm recently won settlements for children injured by toys they had swallowed. You can contact Fred for a free consultation if your child has been injured by this or any other product.
Toy Recall Details
Yesterday, Be Amazing! Toys recalled about 26,500 Monster Science Growing Spider toy sets, model number 7280. 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. They were sold at Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Spirit Halloween stores and Target stores.
Yesterday, Eco Novelty Corp. recalled about 3500 Cosmo Beads Jumbo Size Colorful Water Balls and Jumbo Multipurpose Colorful Water Balls. These water balls come in packages that state “Cosmo Beads ™ Colorful Water Balls, Just Add Water, Biodegradable, Non-toxic and Colorfast”. The packages have yellow and black color on the upper left corner and red in the lower right corner. They were sold at Amazon.com, ifleemarket.com and crystalsoilusa.com from June 2011 through August 2013 for between $2 and $20.
In August of this year, Be Amazing! Toys recalled about 14,200 Monster Science Colossal Water Balls (model #7255) and Super Star Science! Colossal Water Balls (model #7704) sold in the United States. The packages contain eight balls and “Growth Powder”. Model numbers are printed on the back of the packaging. They were sold at specialty retailers and education centers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, BeAmazingToys.com and WorldMarket.com from September 2010 through November 2012.
