CPSC, Kmart Announce Recall of Children’s Swim Masks
Kids’ product recall 00-158. Announced by CPSC on Aug 8, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 8, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 85,550 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The mask’s glass lens can break into sharp pieces, causing lacerations to a child’s face, eyes or hands.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these swim masks immediately and return them to the nearest Kmart or Super Kmart store for a refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should call Kmart at (800) 63KMART anytime.
Which ones are recalled?
The “Splash Club” Aquatic Child’s Swim Mask is made of either purple, aqua or lime-green plastic. It has a clear glass lens and an adjustable head strap. “Tempered Splash Club Glass” is written on the mask. The mask is packaged in clear plastic with a cardboard insert labeled “Splash Club Aquatic Child’s Swim Mask.” The following UPC code is on the package: 072000 72970 0. The mask was made in China.
About 85,550 units, as CPSC gives them.
“Splash Club” swim masks for children.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
072000729700
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Kmart Corp., Troy, Mich.
- Kmart and Super Kmart stores nationwide sold the swim masks, from February 2000 to July 2000, for about $3.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Kmart has received one report of the glass lens shattering. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.