Two products sold on sites including Amazon have been rejected at the border and issued with an urgent ‘stop using’ warning because they could cause electric shock or choking.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPPS) issued the warnings yesterday, April 11, over the Togetdream 3D Printed Dinosaur Toy and a Waxing and Polishing Machine.
The toy dinosaur has been deemed to be of a ‘serious risk’ to children, who could choke on the product because it is ‘supplied with a small part, and is inappropriately labelled’.
While the Waxing and Polishing Machine was rejected at the British border yesterday because it poses a ‘serious risk of fire and electric shock’.
The item has been rejected at the border and removed from the Amazon website.
Both products were manufactured in China, their recall listings said.
The toy dinosaur’s listing reads: ‘This product presents a serious risk of choking because it comes with a separate bone intended to be placed in the dinosaur’s mouth.
‘As the product is not appropriately labelled, a child under 36 months may play with the toy, place this small part in their mouth and choke.
Two products sold by sites including Amazon have been rejected at the border and issued with an urgent ‘stop using’ warning because they could cause electric shock or choking
A Waxing and Polishing Machine has been rejected because it poses a ‘serious risk of fire and electric shock as the transformer is of a poor build quality’
The toy dinosaur has been deemed to be of a ‘serious risk’ to children, who could choke on the product because it is ‘supplied with a small part, and is inappropriately labelled’
‘The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.’
And the Waxing and Polishing Machine listing reads: ‘The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the transformer was of a poor build quality and did not meet the requirements for creepage and clearance.
‘The product features poor quality connections with wires soldered directly to component tails in a high vibration environment.
‘The plug face also did not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 because the distance from the outside edge to the live pin measured too small.
‘The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery Regulations 2008 or the Plugs and Sockets etc. Regulations 2024.
The toy dinosaur remains for sale on the Amazon website.
MailOnline have contacted Amazon’s press team for comment.
