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Growing unicorn animals expandable toy — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingJul 10, 2026
Photo from the official notice: Growing unicorn animals expandable toy — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Growing unicorn animals expandable toy — choking risk

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

Hazard

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. 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 — 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.

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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