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CPSC, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Pool Dive Sticks is CPSC recall #03126, announced on May 19, 2003. The CPSC cites the following hazard: These are "Swim Ways Deluxe Dive Buddies" weighted dive sticks. The dive sticks are soft plastic tubes that have character heads and feet. The characters are a yellow seahorse, a green and purple walrus, a red and blue underwater diver, and a blue shark. The dive sticks are about 7.5 inches long and an inch in diameter. When dropped into water, they sink to the bottom of a pool and stand upright so children can swim or dive down and retrieve them. There is no writing on the products except numbers located on the backs that represent the dive stick's point value. The cardboard-backed packaging shows a photo of fish and coral in an underwater scene. Writing on the packaging includes "Swim Ways," "Deluxe Dive Buddies" and "Made in China." The remedy is consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and contact swimways for information on receiving a refund or free replacement product.. Affected brand: Swimways Corp..
These are "Swim Ways Deluxe Dive Buddies" weighted dive sticks. The dive sticks are soft plastic tubes that have character heads and feet. The characters are a yellow seahorse, a green and purple walrus, a red and blue underwater diver, and a blue shark. The dive sticks are about 7.5 inches long and an inch in diameter. When dropped into water, they sink to the bottom of a pool and stand upright so children can swim or dive down and retrieve them. There is no writing on the products except numbers located on the backs that represent the dive stick's point value. The cardboard-backed packaging shows a photo of fish and coral in an underwater scene. Writing on the packaging includes "Swim Ways," "Deluxe Dive Buddies" and "Made in China."
Affected products
Swimways Corp Dive Sticks
Recalled brands
Swimways Corp.
Remedy
Consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and contact Swimways for information on receiving a refund or free replacement product.
Recall date
May 19, 2003
CPSC recall #03126 covers CPSC, Swimways Corp. Announce Recall of Pool Dive Sticks, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on May 19, 2003. The CPSC cites the following hazard: These are "Swim Ways Deluxe Dive Buddies" weighted dive sticks. The dive sticks are soft plastic tubes that have character heads and feet. The characters are a yellow seahorse, a green and purple walrus, a red and blue underwater diver, and a blue shark. The dive sticks are about 7.5 inches long and an inch in diameter. When dropped into water, they sink to the bottom of a pool and stand upright so children can swim or dive down and retrieve them. There is no writing on the products except numbers located on the backs that represent the dive stick's point value. The cardboard-backed packaging shows a photo of fish and coral in an underwater scene. Writing on the packaging includes "Swim Ways," "Deluxe Dive Buddies" and "Made in China."
The CPSC remedy for recall #03126 is consumers should take these dive sticks away from children immediately and contact swimways for information on receiving a refund or free replacement product.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2003/CPSC-Swimways-Corp-Announce-Recall-of-Pool-Dive-Sticks-. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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