Product Safety Report: Fun Leisure Plush Sloth with Hoody and Paws (2212-0054)

Product Safety Report for Fun Leisure Plush Sloth with Hoody and Paws presenting a serious risk of strangulation.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 18 January 2023

• Alert type: Product safety report
• Risk level: Serious
• Product category: Toys
• Measure type: Import rejected at border, Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions
• Recall/alert date: 18 January 2023

Summary

Product: Fun Leisure Plush Sloth with Hoody and Paws

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of strangulation as the two cords on the hoody can tangle and have an excessively long length.

Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border, and safety defects will be addressed by the importer.

Product information

Type	Toys - Plush Toy
Brand	Fun Leisure
Item Number	PL8461W
Barcode	0724190846100
Batch	211217
Country of Origin	China
Product Description	Plush sloth with a velour hoodie and Velcro paws.
Product Report and Image	Link to Product Image and PDF

Hazard

The product presents a serious risk of strangulation as the two cords on the hoody both have knots on the end with the potential to tangle, with a combined length of 244 +/- 5mm, in excess of the maximum permissible length.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border. Safety and conformity defects will be addressed by the importer.

Additional information

PSD case number: 2212-0054

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

Published 18 January 2023