OPSS Not provided Hobby sports equipment
Product Recall: Toy-Like Baby Floats sold via TikTok (2606-0177)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The products present a risk of drowning as toy-like designs may mislead consumers into treating the product as a play item rather than a flotation-related product requiring constant adult supervision.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Toy-Like Baby Floats sold via TikTok
- Category
- Hobby sports equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Toy-Like Baby Floats sold via TikTok
- Hazard: The products present a risk of drowning as toy-like designs may mislead consumers into treating the product as a play item rather than a flotation-related product requiring constant adult supervision.
- Corrective action: The products have been recalled from end users by TikTok and the listings have been removed.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby/sports equipment - Swimming Training Aids
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Baby floats designed to resemble toys, animals, cartoon characters, inflatable play items, ride-on toys, novelty products, or other entertainment-oriented products. This includes floats with playful shapes, animal heads, decorative elements, or designs that may cause the product to be perceived as a toy rather than a safety-sensitive water product.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The products present a risk of drowning as toy-like designs may mislead consumers into treating the product as a play item rather than a flotation-related product requiring constant adult supervision. This may increase the risk of misuse, overreliance on the product, reduced caregiver vigilance, unsafe play behaviour, instability, tipping, entrapment, or drowning.
- The products do not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- The products have been recalled from end users by TikTok and the listings have been removed.
- We recommend that consumers stop using the recalled products immediately and keep them out of reach of children. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2606-0177
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The products have been recalled from end users by TikTok and the listings have been removed.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby/sports equipment - Swimming Training Aids
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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