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Design Craft Shop Gift Unicorn LED Scatter Cushion sold on Etsy safety warning over a choking risk
Product Safety Report for Scatter Cushion presenting a high risk of choking and suffocation.
Take it away from young children now.
What to do now
The risk with Design Craft Shop Gift Unicorn LED Scatter Cushion sold on Etsy is choking: a part can detach and fits inside a child’s airway.
- Take it away from young children now.
- Look for loose pieces where it was used.
- 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.
- 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 (2103-0200). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for Scatter Cushion presenting a high risk of choking and suffocation.
The risk
This product poses a high risk of choking from AAA batteries accessible without the aid of a tool. The AAA batteries fit wholly within a small parts cylinder indicating that it poses a choking hazard to young children. In addition, this product poses a risk of choking as the zip puller detached during a 90-newton tension test and was also found to fit wholly within a small parts cylinder. The product’s inner seams did not withstand a 70-newton seam strength test and gave easy access to the filling material.
The packaging also poses a suffocation hazard as the bag was sufficiently large to be able to cover a child’s mouth and nose simultaneously, and when measured it was found to have an average thickness 0.034mm which is below the 0.038mm standard. It does not bear any warnings that this has been calculated to pose a risk. The electrical wires were approximately 230mm in length and as such considered to pose a risk of posing a strangulation hazard. The product failed flammability testing and therefore also poses a fire risk. There was also no permanent labelling or wording as required by Schedule 7 of The Furniture and Furnishings (fire) (safety) Regulations 1988.
The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 the Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 and the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Action taken
Product has been withdrawn from the market and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Etsy).
Advice to consumers
Product has been withdrawn from the market and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Etsy).
Additional information
PSD case number: 2103-0200
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
Product description
Star shaped scatter cushion with a unicorn graphic printed on one surface
Open the OPSS notice
Questions
Why has Design Craft Shop Gift Unicorn LED Scatter Cushion sold on Etsy been reported?
The risk with Design Craft Shop Gift Unicorn LED Scatter Cushion sold on Etsy 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?
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 Design Craft Shop Gift Unicorn LED Scatter Cushion sold on Etsy sold?
The notice names Etsy. Products bought elsewhere are covered too if they match the details listed.