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WEARXI Baby Bath Toys Fun Bathtub Basketball Shooting Game safety warning over a choking risk
Product Safety Report for bath toy presenting a medium risk of choking and strangulation.
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.
1 identifier listed for this notice.
WEARXI Baby Bath Toys Fun Bathtub Basketball Shooting Game for Kids sold on Amazon
- Item or listing codeOn the box, the label, or the order page where you bought it.
- B08CL1F556
What to do now
The risk with WEARXI Baby Bath Toys Fun Bathtub Basketball Shooting Game for Kids 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 (2108-0158). Quoted as issued.
Summary
Product Safety Report for bath toy presenting a medium risk of choking and strangulation.
The risk
The product presents a medium risk of choking as when tested according to the tension test, the lugs of the suction cups detached at forces of 45N and 46N and fit entirely within the small parts cylinder. Some loops of the basketball net have a perimeter greater than the maximum authorised value of 380 mm when subject to a tensile force 25 N + 2 N, which causes a strangulation hazard to young children.
This product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Action taken
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
Advice to consumers
We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from, to request redress.
The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
Additional information
PSD case number: 2108-0158
Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
Product description
Orange basketball hoop bathtub toy
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Questions
Why has WEARXI Baby Bath Toys Fun Bathtub Basketball Shooting Game for Kids been reported?
The risk with WEARXI Baby Bath Toys Fun Bathtub Basketball Shooting Game for Kids 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.
Where was WEARXI Baby Bath Toys Fun Bathtub Basketball Shooting Game for Kids sold?
The notice names Amazon. Products bought elsewhere are covered too if they match the details listed.
