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Growing unicorn animals toy expandable figurines — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingOct 24, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Growing unicorn animals toy expandable figurines — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Growing unicorn animals toy expandable figurines — choking risk

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

Hazard

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. 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 — 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.

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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