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title: "Target Recalls Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Due to Choking Hazard — CPSC recall 26598 | Is It on Recall"
description: "The clear plastic dome can detach from the blue plastic base, making the small plastic balls inside the toy accessible to children, posing a choking hazard."
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/cpsc-26598-target-recalls-gigglescapetm-under-the-sea-popping-toy-due-to-choking-hazard/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# Target Recalls Gigglescape™ Under the Sea Popping Toy Due to Choking Hazard — CPSC recall 26598

Published notice; closure not supplied

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

Source date Jul 2, 2026. 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 Gigglescape Under the Sea Popping Toys. The recalled toys have a clear plastic dome attached to a blue plastic base shaped like a whale. There are colored balls inside the dome, which pop up when the child pushes an external plunger at the top of the dome. The recalled popping toys have the Gigglescape brand printed on the front of the package and imprinted on the bottom of the blue plastic base.
- **Reason**: The clear plastic dome can detach from the blue plastic base, making the small plastic balls inside the toy accessible to children, posing a choking hazard.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Target, of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- **Quantity**: About 49,000
- **Agency-reported status**: Published recall notice
- **Source record identifier**: 26598

[Open the official record](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Target-Recalls-Gigglescape-Under-the-Sea-Popping-Toy-Due-to-Choking-Hazard)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Read the product description and official photos for model and lot identifiers. |

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**: Jul 3, 2026

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 stop using the recalled toy immediately and return it to any Target store for a full refund or contact Target to receive a prepaid return label to return the Gigglescape Under The Sea Popping Toy by mail.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Target-Recalls-Gigglescape-Under-the-Sea-Popping-Toy-Due-to-Choking-Hazard)

### Contact in the notice

Target toll-free at 800-591-3869 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT daily, online at https://help.target.com/help/ or https://www.target.com/ and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.

## Related records

[Toys records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/toys/) [Toys records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/toys/) [Target, of Minneapolis, Minnesota records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/target-of-minneapolis-minnesota/)