Mello Smello paper products
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 13, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 13, 2013the latest report was made
- Feb 13, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Mello Smello
- Maker
- Mello SmelloMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Paper productsCPSC’s product type: Paper Products (code 1137), in Containers & Packaging: Paper & Cardboard
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No incident, no one hurt Made Feb 13, 2013, sent to the company Feb 22, 2013, published by CPSC Mar 18, 2013
The product, in the report: a valentine card sold only by target stores that has as a part of the valentine a capsule in pill form that is put into warm or hot water to grow into a sponge shaped toy.
Wanted to bring to your attention as a Registered Nurse whom works in an elementary school that a valentine card was sent into school to be distributed to a Kindergarten class that had a sponge growing pill capsule that was attached as part of the valentine. With some investigation on my part it is sold exclusively at Target stores by mellosmello.com company.
We were able to avert an incident as we check all items that come into school for school parties and birthday’s -mostly because of severe food allergies.
Our concern is that one it is a toy in pill form and what if a child should think it is candy and put it into their mouth and it gets lodged in their throat, stomach or intestine. It only requires warm or hot water to activate it. Also, there may be an age restriction on it but none was on the individual valentine’s sent in. Worried even for older kids and teenagers who might dare another to put not just one but many of these into their mouth for popping and etc.
Appreciate your attention to this matter in advance and look forward to hearing from you.
- Where
- Buffalo Grove, Illinois: School
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Mello Smello, made or sold by Mello Smello
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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