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title: "Buffalo Games Recalls Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits Due t... — CPSC recall 23286 | Is It on Recall"
description: "If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and intestinal obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in severe discomfort"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/cpsc-23286-buffalo-games-recalls-chuckle-roar-ultimate-water-beads-activity-kits-due-to-serious-ingestion-choki/
updated: 2026-10-01
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# Buffalo Games Recalls Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits Due to Serious Ingestion, Choking and Obstruc... — CPSC recall 23286

Published notice; closure not supplied

The CPSC record supplies a notice and remedy, not a current closure determination.

Source date Sep 14, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: This recall involves the Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit. On the front of the purple container, the label states Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit. It includes: 2 ounces of "jumbo" water beads and 6 ounces of "regular" water beads. Along with a clear container and lid, there are five small toy fish, a scissor scoop, tweezers, a scoop with a handle, 10 activity cards and instructions. The activity kit was sold in a purple box with UPC Number 079346627035 on the back.
- **Reason**: If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and intestinal obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and a risk of death to a child.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Target Corporation of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- **Quantity**: About 52,000
- **Agency-reported status**: Published recall notice
- **Source record identifier**: 23286

[Open the official record](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Buffalo-Games-Recalls-Chuckle-Roar-Ultimate-Water-Beads-Activity-Kits-Due-to-Serious-Ingestion-Choking-and-Obstruction-Hazards-One-Infant-Death-Reported-Sold-Exclusively-at-Target)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | 079346627035 |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Last publish date**: Sep 14, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Consumers should immediately stop using and take away the recalled water beads from children. Contact Buffalo Games for a full refund and instructions on how to return the product in a prepaid mailing package supplied by the firm or return the product to any Target store.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Buffalo-Games-Recalls-Chuckle-Roar-Ultimate-Water-Beads-Activity-Kits-Due-to-Serious-Ingestion-Choking-and-Obstruction-Hazards-One-Infant-Death-Reported-Sold-Exclusively-at-Target)

### Contact in the notice

Buffalo Games toll-free at 800-637-0732 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at beadrecall@buffalogames.com, or online at https://chuckleandroar.com/recall or www.chuckleandroar.com and click on "Recall Information" at the top of the landing page.

## Related records

[Other consumer products records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/other-consumer-products/) [Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minnesota records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/target-corporation-of-minneapolis-minnesota/)