CPSC2005-02-16
CPSC, Dollar General Corp. Announce Recall of Dive Sticks
The Dollar General Corp., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Hazard
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.
Remedy
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and return them to Dollar General stores for a refund, or discard them.
Sold at
Dollar General stores nationwide from April 2004 through September 2004 for about $1.
Affected count
About 180,000 dive stick packages
Injuries reported
None reported.
Manufactured in
China
Products
Dive Sticks
Consumer contact
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
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2005/CPSC-Dollar-General-Corp-Announce-Recall-of-Dive-SticksDon't want to check this manually?
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