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VIP Price Happy Monkey Electric Walking Unicorn soft toy — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationFeb 21, 2020
Photo from the official notice: VIP Price Happy Monkey Electric Walking Unicorn soft toy — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: VIP Price Happy Monkey Electric Walking Unicorn soft toy — strangulation risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The walk-along cord is too long and does not have a break-away feature. A child playing with the toy could get entangled in the cord. If it wraps around the child's neck, it could lead to strangulation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

Battery-operated unicorn plush toy (35cm) with a pink walk-along cord. The product was sold online, in particular through Aliexpress.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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