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Fidget Toy Advent Calendar safety warning over harmful chemicals
Product Safety Report for Fidget Toy Advent Calendar presenting a serious chemical risk.
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Check your product
Only products that match these details are covered. Have your pack in front of you.
1 identifier listed for this notice.
Fidget Toy Advent Calendar
- BarcodeThe long number printed under the barcode.
- 5055757645634
What to do now
The problem with Fidget Toy Advent Calendar is chemical: it contains something that should not be there at that level.
- Stop using it, and take it off children straight away.
- Wash your hands and any skin that has been in contact with it.
- The marketplace has removed the listing. Contact the seller through your order history to ask for a refund.
- If you cannot reach the seller, Trading Standards can be told through Citizens Advice.
Why it matters. Limits on substances such as lead, cadmium, phthalates and formaldehyde exist because of their effects on health over time. Children are more exposed because they chew and handle products.
If someone has been hurt
Look out for
- skin redness, itching or a rash where it touched
Get help urgently
- if a child has chewed or swallowed part of it and is unwell, contact NHS 111 or your GP
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
Sellers on online marketplaces do not always run recalls themselves, so you may need to ask for your money back. The platform’s help pages explain its buyer protection scheme.
Citizens Advice (0808 223 1133), Advice Direct Scotland (0808 164 6000) and Consumerline (0300 123 6262) give free advice if you get stuck.
From the official notice
Published by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (2110-0005). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for Fidget Toy Advent Calendar presenting a serious chemical risk.
The risk
The product presents a serious chemical risk as the toy contains an excess concentration of phthalates. A child exposed to the phthalates can potentially harm a child’s health either via cancer or non-cancer effects.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Enforcement Regulations 2008 or the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Action taken
The product has been withdrawn from the market.
Advice to consumers
Withdrawal of the product from the market.
Additional information
PSD case number: 2110-0005
Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Product description
A Christmas themed advent calendar with 24 fidget toys
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Questions
Why has Fidget Toy Advent Calendar been reported?
The problem with Fidget Toy Advent Calendar is chemical: it contains something that should not be there at that level. Limits on substances such as lead, cadmium, phthalates and formaldehyde exist because of their effects on health over time. Children are more exposed because they chew and handle products.
How do I know if my product is affected?
Compare the barcode 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?
Stop using it, and take it off children straight away. Wash your hands and any skin that has been in contact with it.
Can I get a refund or a repair?
Sellers on online marketplaces do not always run recalls themselves, so you may need to ask for your money back. The platform’s help pages explain its buyer protection scheme. Citizens Advice (0808 223 1133), Advice Direct Scotland (0808 164 6000) and Consumerline (0300 123 6262) give free advice if you get stuck.
