Around 7.5 million youngsters's bathtub toys primarily based on Baby Shark have been recalled, after stories of youngsters being injured by way of lacerations and puncture wounds.

Manufacturer Zuru, which relies in California within the US, mentioned it's recalling the full-size and mini variations of the robotic Baby Shark toys which have a tough plastic fin - which it says pose damage dangers.

Some 12 accidents have been reported up to now, with the corporate's full-sized Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing & Swim Bath Toys, following youngsters sitting or falling on them.

In 9 of these circumstances, the injured youngsters required stitches or medical consideration, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission mentioned.

"Out of an abundance of caution", Zuru can be recalling the Robo Alive Junior Mini Baby Shark Swimming Bath Toys, regardless of no reported accidents.

Customers are suggested to instantly cease utilizing the toys, and reduce off or bend the fin, write "recalled" on it, and make contact with Zuru with {a photograph} for a full refund.

The toys in query have been offered within the US in shops similar to Walmart and Target, in addition to Amazon between May 2019 by way of to March 2023.

They have been obtainable within the UK, with the nation showing as an possibility on the refund kind.

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Sky News has reached out to Zuru for extra clarification.

The latest variations of the toy, with a silicone fin, aren't a part of the recall.

In a press release, the agency wrote: "We want to assure our customers that we are committed to the highest levels of safety and quality of all our products, and we have implemented measures to prevent future incidents by working to promptly remove these products from retail and replace them with a newly designed product."

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