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Slowmoose Yellow LED Star Scatter Cushion safety warning over a choking risk
Product Safety Report for Scatter Cushion presenting a serious risk of choking and suffocation.
Remove it from the toy box or cot straight away.
What to do now
Slowmoose Yellow LED Star Scatter Cushion has been flagged because small parts can break off.
- Remove it from the toy box or cot straight away.
- Check the floor and play areas for any parts that have already come off.
- The marketplace has removed the listing. Contact the seller through your order history to ask for a refund.
- 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
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 (2103-0202). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for Scatter Cushion presenting a serious risk of choking and suffocation.
The risk
This product poses a serious choking hazard as the cushion utilises 3 x AAA batteries, which fit into a small parts cylinder. The batteries were accessible without the aid of a tool to open the battery box and through a Velcro fastening. The product’s inner seams did not withstand a 70-newton seam strength test and gave 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 0.027mm which is below the 0.038mm standard. It does not bear any warnings that this has been calculated to pose a risk. In addition, the electrical wires were approximately 230mm in length and as such is considered to pose a risk strangulation hazard. The product failed flammability testing and therefore also poses a fire risk.
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
Fruugo and AliExpress have removed the product listings from their platforms.
Advice to consumers
Fruugo and AliExpress have removed the product listings from their platforms.
Additional information
PSD case number: 2103-0202
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
Product description
Yellow star shaped scatter cushion with eyes and a mouth embroidered on one surface
Open the OPSS notice
Questions
Why has Slowmoose Yellow LED Star Scatter Cushion been reported?
Slowmoose Yellow LED Star Scatter Cushion has been flagged because small parts can break off. 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?
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.
Where was Slowmoose Yellow LED Star Scatter Cushion sold?
The notice names AliExpress, Fruugo. Products bought elsewhere are covered too if they match the details listed.