Petsmart pay $4.25 million civil penalty

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Petsmart has agreed to pay a $4.25 million civil penalty for failing to immediately report to CPSC that "Grreat Choice" and "Top Fin" brand fish bowls contained a defect that could create a substantial product hazard or that the fish bowls created an unreasonable risk of serious injury.
Between August 2011 and January 2014, Petsmart received at least 19 reports of fish bowls cracking, breaking or shattering during normal use, resulting in serious injuries to consumers in at least 12 cases.
The injuries included deep lacerations requiring stitches and severed tendons that required surgery. Petsmart failed to immediately notify CPSC of the defect or risk posed by the fish bowls, as required by federal law.