Target Recalls Easter Egg Toys: Potentially Fatal If Ingested

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Tampa Bay area parents might want to take a close look at their children’s Easter baskets before they’re set free to play with the toys inside. Target Corp. on Thursday issued a voluntary recall of several products that pose potential health threats. The recall includes such toys as Hatch Your Own Dino, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs.

The toys were sold at Target stores in Florida and across the nation between February 2017 and March 2017. They sold for about $1 each.

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Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and return it to any Target store for a full refund.

If any of the small toys are ingested, they can expand inside a child's body and cause intestinal obstructions, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting and dehydration, and the symptoms could be life-threatening, a report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission states. Surgery is required to remove the toy from the body, if ingested, according to a news release. Medical professionals and parents should be aware that there is a possibility that the toys might not show up on an X-ray.

The Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs and Easter Grow Toys have model number 234-25-1200 on the back of the product’s packaging. Hatch Your Own Dino Egg has model number 234-09-0016 on the label inserted in the product’s packaging.

The pink, blue or purple Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs include a white bunny, brown bunny or butterfly. The Easter Grow Toys include a yellow chick, brown bunny or white bunny. The Hatch Your Own Dino Eggs are purple or yellow/green and contains one of 11 dinosaurs.

Written by William Bornhoft (Patch Staff)

Image via U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission