Dollar General balloons
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 28, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 28, 2016the latest report was made
- Sep 28, 2016the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Dollar General
- Maker
- Dollar General CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- BalloonsToyCPSC’s product type: Balloons (Toy) (code 1347), in Toys & Children: Toys
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
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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Hospital admission Made Sep 28, 2016, sent to the company Oct 6, 2016, published by CPSC Oct 28, 2016
The product, in the report: stretchy, and colorful and made of rubber
so it was a friday evening my childs birthday party and then he inhaled helium from a ballon and when he did it it popped in his mouth and he choked for hours and now he is in the ICU about to die
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Dollar General, made or sold by Dollar General Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.