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Kouya Dress Plush Toy in Box safety warning over a choking risk
Product Safety Report for Plush Toy In Box, Y21546KY01, Kouya Dress-Plush Figure presenting a serious risk of choking as it has small detachable parts.
Take it away from young children now.
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.
Kouya Dress Plush Toy in Box
- Batch codePrinted on the pack, often next to the date mark. It may start with L or LOT.
- 97562203313782
What to do now
The risk with Kouya Dress Plush Toy in Box 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 (2207-0052). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for Plush Toy In Box, Y21546KY01, Kouya Dress-Plush Figure presenting a serious risk of choking as it has small detachable parts.
The risk
The product presents a serious risk of choking as one of the yellow buttons on the jacket detached at a force of 58 ± 0.6 Newtons (N), the two pink buttons detached at forces of 71 ±0.7N and 54 ±0.5N and the metal stud detached at a force of 32 ±0.3N i.e. less than the specified minimum of 90 N. All the detached components fitted wholly inside the small parts cylinder of dimensions specified in paragraph 8.2 and therefore pose a potential choking hazard to a child under 36 months.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Action taken
The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
Advice to consumers
The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
Additional information
PSD case number: 2207-0052
Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Product description
A soft filled plush duck with rabbit ears wearing a green bonnet and a pink jacket with two yellow buttons and two pink decorative buttons on the back. A metal stud and small ribbon was attached to one of the rabbit ears.
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Questions
Why has Kouya Dress Plush Toy in Box been reported?
The risk with Kouya Dress Plush Toy in Box 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 batch 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.
