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Water balloons – Soppycid “Refillable Water Balloon”

Serious risk Injuries counterfeit product

Published by Safety Gate 27 Jan 2026In the weekly report of 25 Jul 2025 (week 30, 2025)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate

The official record marks this product as counterfeit: it carries the Soppycid name but is not a genuine product of that brand.

Product
Water balloons
Brand
Soppycid
Brand as notified
SOPPYCID
Name
Refillable Water Balloon
Description
Colourful reusable water balloons with magnetic seal. Product sold online, in particular via fruugo.com and Zhengzhouwensuoshangmaoyouxiangongsi.
Risk
The toy has small parts (magnets) with a high magnetic flux, which can be easily detached from the balloon. A child may put the magnets in the mouth and swallow them, which may lead to them attracting one another, causing intestinal blockage or perforation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 16 Apr 2025
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace · from 6 Jun 2024
Online marketplace
Fruugo
Notifying country
United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02674/25
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/02674/25
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2025-30 (XML)
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