14 official CPSC notices mention Dollar General in the where-sold text. A mention describes where the recalled product was sold, not who conducted the recall.
When using the recalled bath toys, particularly in a bathtub or wading pool, a child can slip and fall or sit onto the hard plastic top fin of the shark, posing risks of impalement, lacerations and punctures.
The toy truck's remote control can short circuit, causing it to overheat and posing fire and burn hazards.
The orange tips located at the end of the toy guns' barrels, which are designed to distinguish them from real guns, can easily be removed from the barrels, posing a choking hazard to children.
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The leg straps in the seat of the float can tear, causing children to unexpectedly fall into or under the water, posing a risk of drowning.
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The two battery terminals can come into contact with each other, causing the battery to overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
The yellow surface paint on the sunglasses may contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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Surface paint on the cars contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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The recalled necklaces contain high levels of lead, posing a serious risk of lead poisoning and adverse health effects to young children.
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The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
The band on the watch contains liquid petroleum distillates. If punctured, the watch band could leak. Petroleum distillates could be harmful if ingested and cause irritation to the skin or eyes on contact.
The recalled heart-shaped pendant contains high levels of lead, posing a serious risk of lead poisoning to young children. Lead poisoning in children is associated with behavioral problems, learning disabilities, hearing problems and growth retardation.
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.
Counted across all 14 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Target (2), Walmart (2), Ace Hardware (1), Amazon (1), and Family Dollar (1) are also named in the 14 notices that say where the products were sold. 2 of the 14 notices mention online sales.
The 14 notices that give a price range from $1 to $50. Half of them name a price of $2.50 or less.
By the 14 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 16 months or less; the longest for 6.5 years. Half the recalls came within 17 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in both notices that name a remedy.
Burn is named in 3 of the 14 notices (21%), against 14% of all CPSC notices on file. Then fall (3), fire (3), choking (2), and ingestion (2).
7 of the 14 notices that describe incidents report at least one. 7 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
China (14) and Portugal (1), in the 14 notices that name a manufacturing country.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 14 recall notices for consumer products sold at Dollar General since 2000. Each notice names Dollar General as a place the product was sold, not as the firm conducting the recall. The most recent is “Zuru Recalls 7.5 Million Baby Shark and Mini Baby Shark Bath Toys With Hard Plastic Top Fins Due to Risk of Impalement, Laceration and Puncture Injuries to Children” (CPSC 23-229), announced June 22, 2023.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice for consumer products sold at Dollar General in 2026. The most recent was announced June 22, 2023 (CPSC 23-229).
By number of notices: toys & play sets (6), jewelry (3) and space heaters (1).
“Zuru Recalls 7.5 Million Baby Shark and Mini Baby Shark Bath Toys With Hard Plastic Top Fins Due to Risk of Impalement, Laceration and Puncture Injuries to Children” (CPSC 23-229), announced June 22, 2023: about 7.5 million units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label and enter it in the site search. An exact match names the official CPSC notice that lists that number; open it to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across recalls of products sold at Dollar General, the remedies offered most often are refund (2).
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