
Expandable toy
Growing unicorn animals
ToysChoking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Lithuania
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product expands more than 50% in size when in contact with water. If a child puts the product in their mouth or swallows it, contact with saliva or stomach liquids will cause the product to expand, which can result in occlusion of the respiratory tract 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: Importer
Product
- Description
- Set of twelve colored (red, blue, yellow, orange 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
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/01955/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-27
- Published
- 2 July 2026
- Modified
- 6 July 2026
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