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Soft Toy Goose sold on eBay safety warning over a choking risk
Product Safety Report for Soft Toy Goose sold via eBay presenting a high risk of choking.
Remove it from the toy box or cot straight away.
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.
2 identifiers listed for this notice.
Soft Toy Goose sold on eBay
- Batch codePrinted on the pack, often next to the date mark. It may start with L or LOT.
- 2-A05-28-05
- Item or listing codeOn the box, the label, or the order page where you bought it.
- 314091828792
What to do now
The risk with Soft Toy Goose sold on eBay 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 (2211-0163). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for Soft Toy Goose sold via eBay presenting a high risk of choking.
The risk
The product poses a serious risk of choking as when tested the toy’s filling can be easily accessed via zip on underside of toy and the accessible filling could be ingested by young children leading to asphyxiation / suffocation. Furthermore, the product does not comply with the labelling requirements of the relevant standard.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Action taken
Withdrawal of the product from the market. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
Advice to consumers
Withdrawal of the product from the market.
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
Additional information
PSD case number: 2211-0163
Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
Product description
White plush soft toy goose pillow toy
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Questions
Why has Soft Toy Goose sold on eBay been reported?
The risk with Soft Toy Goose sold on eBay 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 and 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.
Where was Soft Toy Goose sold on eBay sold?
The notice names eBay. Products bought elsewhere are covered too if they match the details listed.
