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CPSC: Joyin Expands Recall of Sloosh Dive Sticks to About 404,000 Units

The July 30, 2026 recall notice cites an impalement hazard and a violation of the federal dive sticks ban; no injuries have been reported.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:38 a.m. ET
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published a recall expansion dated July 30, 2026, covering about 404,000 Sloosh dive sticks distributed by Joyin US Corp. of Chandler, Arizona, according to the recall notice (recall number ). The notice states that Joyin previously recalled 254,000 dive sticks on June 11, 2026, and that those units are included in the 404,000 total. No injuries have been reported, according to the recall notice. According to the notice, the recalled dive sticks violate the federal dive sticks ban because they exceeded the compress limit, posing an impalement hazard. The agency states that in shallow water children may fall or land on a dive stick, resulting in serious piercing injuries, and that facial and eye injuries are also possible when children attempt to retrieve the sticks underwater. The expansion covers dive sticks contained in packages of Sloosh water toys, model 40041 (previously recalled) and models 40003 and 16154, the notice says. Model numbers 40041 and 40003 are printed on the back of the box next to the bar code and on top of one end of the dive stick along with Joyin's name and tracking information; model 16154 is printed on the polybag above the barcode and on one end of the stick. The Model 40041 package contains 30 pieces including five dive sticks; Model 40003 contains 18 pieces including four dive sticks; Model 16154 is sold as a set of eight dive sticks with no additional pieces. The sticks come in various colors, are made of hard plastic and are cylinder-shaped, each measuring approximately 7 inches in length and about 1 inch or less in diameter. Model 40041 sticks sold prior to October 23, 2025, and models 40003 and 16154 sold prior to December 31, 2025, are being recalled. Consumers can continue to use the other items in the water toys package. One identifying code listed in the notice is 812355036227. The says consumers should stop using the recalled dive sticks immediately, take them away from children and dispose of them. Consumers will be asked to photograph the disposed sticks in the trash and email the photo to Joyin at support@joyin.com; once received, Joyin will send redesigned dive sticks that meet federal regulations. For context: a dive stick is a small stick-shaped children's water toy, described in federal regulations at 16 CFR 1500.18 and in Federal Register rulemaking documents as an article used in pools for underwater retrieval games or swimming instruction, typically made of rigid plastic and weighted so it sinks and stands upright on the pool floor. Those federal sources note dive sticks of this general type have been sold in the tens of millions in the U.S. market since 1990. It is a finished retail product bought by households — often as an inexpensive multi-piece set or bundled with other pool toys — rather than an industrial component, so those affected are ordinary purchasers and the children who use the toys. The 's own recall database records no other enforcement action by this firm; that says nothing about fault in this action.

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  1. Version 67 Aug 2026, 13:38current

    Added headline and dek; removed the "matter is developing" line as the recall record is complete.

  2. Version 57 Aug 2026, 09:37

    Added headline and dek; expanded background paragraph with the weighting/upright detail, the tens-of-millions-sold figure and typical retail packaging from the cited federal sources.

  3. Version 47 Aug 2026, 04:29

    Removed the unsourced retail price range and the claim that the CPSC notice described where the toys are sold; tightened the background paragraph to the cited regulatory sources and added those reference URLs.

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