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Expanding toy “Ginormous Unicorn Egg”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 15 Sep 2019In the weekly report of 20 Sep 2019 (week 38, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Expanding toy
Brand
Unknown
Name
Ginormous Unicorn Egg
Type / model
N0. 30884
Batch
9981686308844
Barcode
9981686308844
Description
Green plastic egg with a unicorn toy inside. The product is supplied in a cardboard box.
Risk
The leg of the unicorn can be easily detached and it expands in size by more than 50% when placed in water. A child may put this small part in the mouth and swallow it, which could expand causing fatal occlusion of the respiratory tract or intestinal blockage.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the retailer · from 11 Sep 2019
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1386/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1386/19Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1386/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1386/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-038 (XML)
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