CPSC Recall in 2005: CPSC, Dollar General Corp. Announce Recall of Dive Sticks

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 05-112

Date: February 15, 2005

Product Name: Dive Sticks

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.

Hazard Description:

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.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Dispose, Refund

Units: About 180,000 dive stick packages

Incidents:

None reported

Sold At:

Dollar General stores nationwide from April 2004 through September 2004 for about $1.

Manufactured In:

China