{
  "alert_number": "SR/04331/25",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-04331-25",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10096991",
  "safety_gate_published": "2025-12-09",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2025,
    "week": 50,
    "date": "2025-12-12"
  },
  "category": "Toys",
  "product": "Fidget toy",
  "brand_as_notified": "Pms",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Pms",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/pms"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Squishy Dino and Unicorn Eggs",
  "model": "F163586, F163591",
  "batch": "981187  981189981197982866982867",
  "barcode_as_notified": "5050565670175 5050565670182",
  "barcodes": [
    "5050565670175",
    "5050565670182"
  ],
  "description": "Moulded eggs in various colours with aqueous solution, beads, and a plastic dinosaur/unicorn inside. Sales Period 31st March – 23rd May 2025. Product sold online, in particular via Matalan.co.uk",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Choking, Microbiological",
  "risk": "The products can burst easily, releasing small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke. The aqueous solution inside contains an excessive concentration of microbiological contamination. As the product bursts, this will also become accessible, which  could present a microbial infection risk to the user if ingested, inhaled or through skin contact.  The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Warning consumers of the risks",
      "operator": "Retailer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "17 Oct 2025"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Retailer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "17 Oct 2025"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer\nCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks\nDate of entry into force: 17/10/2025\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 17/10/2025",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": "https://ml.thcdn.com/design-assets/documents/matalan/IMPORTANT%20RECALL%20NOTICE%20-%20Unicorn%20%20Dino%20Toy.pdf",
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "5050565670175",
      "5050565670182"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "981187",
      "981189",
      "981197",
      "982866",
      "982867"
    ],
    "models": [
      "F163586",
      "F163591"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}