CPSC, Dollar General Corp. Announce Recall of Dive Sticks
Source: CPSC Recall #05112
Recall Date
2005-02-16
Manufacturer
The Dollar General Corp., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Units Affected
About 180,000 dive stick packages
Products Involved
Dive Sticks
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.
Reported Injuries
None reported.
Sold At
Dollar General stores nationwide from April 2004 through September 2004 for about $1.
Manufactured In
China
Full Recall Description
The dive sticks are hard plastic in the shape of worms, fish, and seahorses. The worm dive sticks are sticks with ridges that are green with an orange weighted ball or pink with a yellow weighted ball on the bottom. The fish dive sticks are pink and yellow or green and orange. The seahorse dive sticks are yellow with a blue tail or pink with a yellow tail. All of the dive sticks are about 7 inches long. "Made in China" is written on the fish and seahorses. "Sun and Shade" is written on each package. There are two worms per package and three fish or seahorses per package.
Data source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) via SaferProducts.gov.
For the most current recall information, check directly with CPSC or the manufacturer.
Last verified: 2026-03-28