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Buttonbabblegifts Novelty Food Fridge Magnets safety warning over a choking risk
Product Safety Report for Buttonbabblegifts Novelty Food Fridge Magnets presenting a medium risk of choking.
Remove it from the toy box or cot straight away.
What to do now
The risk with Buttonbabblegifts Novelty Food Fridge Magnets is choking: a part can detach and fits inside a child’s airway.
- Remove it from the toy box or cot straight away.
- Check the floor and play areas for any parts that have already come off.
- 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.
- Report it to Trading Standards through the Citizens Advice consumer service if the seller does not respond.
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 (2103-0089). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for Buttonbabblegifts Novelty Food Fridge Magnets presenting a medium risk of choking.
The risk
It is reasonably foreseeable that a child could confuse the magnets with the food items it was designed to imitate.
The product is capable of fitting into a small parts cylinder, presenting a choking hazard for a child under 3yrs of age.
When tested, all five of the magnets were found to have a magnetic flux index above 50 kG2mm2 and an average across the sample of 87.4 kG2mm2.
If two or more magnets are swallowed, there is a risk that the magnets become drawn to each other in the digestive system, which could cause serious injury or death if medical attention is not sought immediately.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989.
Action taken
The product has been voluntarily withdrawn from the market
Advice to consumers
The product has been voluntarily withdrawn from the market.
Additional information
PSD case number: 2103-0089
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
Product description
Mixed fridge food imitating magnets
Open the OPSS notice
Questions
Why has Buttonbabblegifts Novelty Food Fridge Magnets been reported?
The risk with Buttonbabblegifts Novelty Food Fridge Magnets 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?
The notice describes the affected product rather than listing codes. Compare the product name, pack size and where you bought it with the official notice.
What should I do now?
Remove it from the toy box or cot straight away. Check the floor and play areas for any parts that have already come off.
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.
