Toy expandable figurines
Growing unicorn animals
ToysChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Lithuania
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The unicorn figurine expands more than 50% in size when in contact with water. If a child puts it in the mouth or swallows it, the contact with saliva or stomach liquids will cause the figurine to expand, which can result in occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, nor with the European standard EN 71.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Retailer
Product
- Description
- Toy set of twelve coloured (pink, blue, yellow and green) capsules. Inside each capsule is a compressed soft foam figure in the shape of an unicorn of various shapes.
- Packaging
- Cardboard and plastic packaging.
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03637/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-43
- Published
- 17 October 2025
- Modified
- 25 November 2025
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/03711/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the product identification. Notification SR/03611/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03658/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03596/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03599/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03706/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03717/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. SR/03610/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the name of the product.
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