Primark US Recalls Primark Water Balloon Pumps Due to Injury Hazard
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Summary: Primark US Corp., of Boston, Massachusetts is recalling Primark Water Balloon Pump. Reason: The water balloon pump can generate excessive pressure during use, causing the product to rupture, posing a risk of physical injury to the user or bystanders.
What is being recalled
Primark Water Balloon Pump
Why
The water balloon pump can generate excessive pressure during use, causing the product to rupture, posing a risk of physical injury to the user or bystanders.
This recall involves Primark Water Balloon Pumps, which were sold in blue and pink. The pumps are shaped like a water bottle with a spray head. The product code 5252801 is printed on the price tag located on the back of the water balloon pump bottle.
How serious is it
CPSC does not assign severity classes. Read the hazard and injury details above.
Where it was sold
Sold in the United States at Primark stores in the northeast and in Florida, Maryland and Illinois from March 2023 through July 2023 for about $6.
How to tell if yours is affected
No lot or model codes were published. Match the product description above.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water balloon pumps and return them to a Primark store for a full refund in the form of the original payment. Refund
Contact: Primark at 617-946-3236 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go online to www.primark.com/recall, or www.primark.com and click "Recall" at the bottom of the page or fill out the Primark Contact Us form to receive answers to your questions or request a call from Primark Customer Service for more information.
Recall facts
| Recall number | 26124 |
| Category | Consumer product |
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) |
| Severity | Not classified |
| Status | Announced |
| Recall started | December 4, 2025 |
| Reported | December 4, 2025 |
| Company | Primark US Corp., of Boston, Massachusetts |
| Company location | China |
| Quantity | About 3,170 |
| Sold at | Primark stores in the northeast and in Florida, Maryland and Illinois from March 2023 through July 2023 for about $6. |
| Injuries reported | The firm has received two reports in the United States (and nine reports internationally) of the water balloon pumps rupturing, resulting in two reports of cuts on users' hands and fingers in the United States (and nine reports of cuts internationally). |
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