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Farm Friends Hand Puppets safety warning over a choking risk
Product safety report for Farm Friends Hand Puppets presenting a serious risk of choking.
Remove it from the toy box or cot straight away.
Check your product
Only products that match these details are covered. Have your pack in front of you.
2 identifiers listed for this notice.
Farm Friends Hand Puppets
- Item or listing codeOn the box, the label, or the order page where you bought it.
- 001FWGW4D
- 001EBWL7H
What to do now
The risk with Farm Friends Hand Puppets 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 (2204-0028). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product safety report for Farm Friends Hand Puppets presenting a serious risk of choking.
The risk
The product poses a serious risk of choking because the puppets hard plastic eyes detach and fit in the truncated cylinder. Additionally, parts of the plush puppets tear, giving access to the fibrous stuffing which presents a choking hazard to young children.
The product does not meet the marking requirements of the relevant standards and does not comply with the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Action taken
Import rejected at the border.
Advice to consumers
Import rejected at the border
Additional information
PSD case number: 2204-0028
Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Product description
Large and small plush hand puppets featuring a pig, dog, sheep cow and wolf animals
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Questions
Why has Farm Friends Hand Puppets been reported?
The risk with Farm Friends Hand Puppets 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?
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.
