12 official CPSC notices mention Family Dollar 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 die-cast metal cars can have sharp edges that pose a laceration hazard.
The heater design can fail to prevent ignition of nearby combustible materials that come in contact with the unit, posing a fire hazard to the consumer.
BCNY International
The animal's eyes can detach from the slippers, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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The tank's controller can overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Henry Gordy International
If a child places the soft, pliable plastic toy dart in his/her mouth, the toy can be inhaled into the throat and prevent the child from breathing.
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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.
Henry Gordy International
Surface paints on the recalled toys contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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Shalom International
The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
TONY Development & Manufacturing
These vinyl capes fail to meet the standard for the flammability of vinyl plastic film, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Bilt-Safe Technologies
When the temperature controller on the blanket is reset multiple times or the blanket is folded or covered with additional blankets, the blanket can overheat. This can result in smoldering and melting, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Use of these extension cords could result in an electric shock or electrocution to consumers.
Counted across all 12 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Amazon (2), Walmart (2), Best Buy (1), Dollar General (1), and eBay (1) are also named in the 12 notices that say where the products were sold. 2 of the 12 notices mention online sales.
The 12 notices that give a price range from $1 to $100. Half of them name a price of $4 or less.
By the 12 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 15 months or less; the longest for 4.5 years. Half the recalls came within 14 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 4 of the 5 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Fire is named in 4 of the 12 notices (33%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (3), ingestion (2), choking (1), and electric shock (1).
6 of the 12 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 1 reports deaths. 6 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
China (12), in the 12 notices that name a manufacturing country.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 12 recall notices for consumer products sold at Family Dollar since 2003. Each notice names Family Dollar 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 Family Dollar in 2026. The most recent was announced June 22, 2023 (CPSC 23-229).
By number of notices: toys & play sets (5), jewelry (2), clothing & outerwear (1), shoes & footwear (1), space heaters (1) and extension cords (1), plus 1 more product types.
“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 Family Dollar, the remedies offered most often are refund (4) and replacement (1).
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