CPSC recall 05-112, announced February 16, 2005, covers The Dollar General Dive Sticks (about 180,000 units). Children can fall or land on these upright dive sticks in shallow water and suffer impalement injuries. The notice reports no incidents. Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and return them to Dollar General stores for a refund, or discard them. Recall contact: call (800) 678-9258, or go to www.dollargeneral.com.
Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
The CPSC data does not provide a discrete model-number list for this record. Compare the product description and identification details on the official notice.
Which products are included?
The dive sticks are hard plastic in the shape of worms, fish, and seahorses. The worm dive sticks are sticks with ridges that are green with an orange weighted ball or pink with a yellow weighted ball on the bottom. The fish dive sticks are pink and yellow or green and orange. The seahorse dive sticks are yellow with a blue tail or pink with a yellow tail. All of the dive sticks are about 7 inches long. "Made in China" is written on the fish and seahorses. "Sun and Shade" is written on each package. There are two worms per package and three fish or seahorses per package.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
Children can fall or land on these upright dive sticks in shallow water and suffer impalement injuries. CPSC banned pre-weighted dive sticks in 2001.
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
Official remedy
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and return them to Dollar General stores for a refund, or discard them.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- The Dollar General
- Recall number
- 05-112
- Units
- About 180,000 dive stick packages
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Dollar General stores nationwide from April 2004 through September 2004 for about $1.
- Distributor
- The Dollar General Corp., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Dive Sticks
CPSC product type: Swimming Pool Items
Recall contact information
Contact Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their Web site at www.dollargeneral.com
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