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SR/01955/26

Expandable toy

Growing unicorn animals

ToysChoking
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Lithuania
Sold online
No
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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

  1. 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
HS-4978/864
Barcode
5865033230320

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

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10099517

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