WASHINGTON -- About 7.5 million singing and swimming 鈥淏aby Shark鈥� bath toys are being recalled after multiple lacerations and puncture wounds were reported in children playing with them.
, an El Segundo, California-based toymaker, said it鈥檚 recalling both full-size and mini versions of its robotic baby shark toys that have hard plastic top fins, which pose the injury risks.
Twelve injuries have already been reported with Zuru鈥檚 full-sized Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing & Swim Bath Toys 鈥� after children sat or fell on the now-recalled products.
Nine of these cases required stitches or medical attention, according to a Thursday release from the .
While injuries have only been reported with these full-sized toys so far, Zuru is also recalling Robo Alive Junior Mini Baby Shark Swimming Bath Toys 鈥渙ut of an abundance of caution.鈥�
Consumers in possession of the recalled toys are instructed to stop using them immediately and contact Zuru for a full refund.
To get the refund, customers are asked to cut off or bend the tail fin, write 鈥渞ecalled鈥� and a registration code on the body of the baby shark and upload a photo on a site dedicated to the recall.
