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Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy sold on Amazon safety warning over a choking risk

ChokingMedium risk

Product Safety Report for Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys-Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy presenting a medium risk of choking and suffocation.

Take it away from young children now.

  • Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy sold on Amazon: photo from the OPSS notice of 17 Sep 2021
    Product image from the OPSS safety notice

Check your product

Only products that match these details are covered. Have your pack in front of you.

1 identifier listed for this notice.

  • Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy sold on Amazon

    Item or listing codeOn the box, the label, or the order page where you bought it.
    • B08DJ5LL66

What to do now

The risk with Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy sold on Amazon is choking: a part can detach and fits inside a child’s airway.

  1. Take it away from young children now.
  2. Look for loose pieces where it was used.
  3. This is a safety report rather than a manufacturer recall: the listing has been taken down, but the seller may not contact you. Get in touch with the seller through the marketplace.
  4. If you cannot reach the seller, Trading Standards can be told through Citizens Advice.

Why it matters. Children under three put things in their mouths. Anything small enough to fit through a toilet-roll tube is a choking hazard for them.

If someone has been hurt

Look out for

  • coughing, gagging or noisy breathing after playing with it

Get help urgently

  • a child who cannot breathe, cough or cry — call 999 and follow the call handler’s instructions

This is general information based on NHS public guidance, not medical advice. In an emergency call 999. For urgent advice use NHS 111 (NHS 24 on 111 in Scotland) or, in Northern Ireland, your GP or out-of-hours service.

Getting your money back

Contact the seller through your order history and say that the product is the subject of an OPSS safety report. Keep screenshots of the listing and your order.

If the seller does not respond, the marketplace’s own dispute process or your card provider is the next step.

From the official notice

Published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (2108-0138). Quoted as issued.

Summary

Product Safety Report for Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys-Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy presenting a medium risk of choking and suffocation.

The risk

The product presents a medium risk of choking as when tested according to the impact test, one out of the two front legs of the turtle broke and fits entirely within the small parts cylinder.

The product’s flexible plastic bag used for packaging also has an area greater than 100mm x 100mm and the bag thickness measured as 0.034mm which is less than the minimum permissible limit of 0.038mm, posing a potential suffocation hazard to young children.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.

Action taken

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon) and the product withdrawn from the market.

Advice to consumers

The product has been withdrawn from the market.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Additional information

PSD case number: 2108-0138

Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards

Product description

Turtle bathtub toys available in multiple colours.

Open the OPSS notice

Questions

Why has Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy sold on Amazon been reported?

The risk with Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy sold on Amazon is choking: a part can detach and fits inside a child’s airway. Children under three put things in their mouths. Anything small enough to fit through a toilet-roll tube is a choking hazard for them.

How do I know if my product is affected?

Compare the item or listing code on your product with the details listed under “Check your product” on this page. Only items that match are covered by the notice.

What should I do now?

Take it away from young children now. Look for loose pieces where it was used.

Can I get a refund or a repair?

Contact the seller through your order history and say that the product is the subject of an OPSS safety report. Keep screenshots of the listing and your order. If the seller does not respond, the marketplace’s own dispute process or your card provider is the next step.

Where was Angusiasm Baby Bath Toys Wind up Turtle Bathtub Toy sold on Amazon sold?

The notice names Amazon. Products bought elsewhere are covered too if they match the details listed.

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