OPSS Medium Household decorative articles
Product Safety Report: The Cute Home of Stuffed Toys Cat Scatter Cushion (2103-0197)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2103-0197
Reason for the recall
- The product poses a medium risk of fire due to failing flammability testing as well as the supplied polymer bag was sufficiently large so as to be able to cover a child’s mouth and nose simultaneously.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
The Cute Home of Stuffed Toys Cat Scatter Cushion
- Category
- Household decorative articles
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: The Cute Home of Stuffed Toys Cat Scatter Cushion
- Hazard: The product poses a medium risk of fire due to failing flammability testing as well as the supplied polymer bag was sufficiently large so as to be able to cover a child’s mouth and nose simultaneously.
- Corrective action: Withdrawal of the product from the market and removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Product information
- Type
- Decorative articles – Cushion
- Wish ID
- 5d71e04361a32d2436157ffe
- Product description
- Orange 3-dimensional cat cushion with pink ears
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product poses a medium risk of fire due to failing flammability testing. This product also poses a risk of suffocation as the supplied polymer bag was sufficiently large so as to be able to cover a child’s mouth and nose simultaneously. When measured it was found to have an average thickness 0.027mm, which is below the 0.008mm standard. It does not bear any warnings that this has been calculated to pose a risk.
- The products outer seams did not withstand a 70-newton seam strength test and gave easy access to the filling material. The product also poses a medium risk of fire due to failing flammability testing. No permanent labelling or wording were present as required by Schedule 7 of The Furniture and Furnishings (fire) (safety) Regulations 1988.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 and the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- The product has been withdrawn from the market and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2103-0197
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- Withdrawal of the product from the market and removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Product information
- Type
- Decorative articles – Cushion
- Wish ID
- 5d71e04361a32d2436157ffe
- Product description
- Orange 3-dimensional cat cushion with pink ears
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product poses a medium risk of fire due to failing flammability testing. This product also poses a risk of suffocation as the supplied polymer bag was sufficiently large so as to be able to cover a child’s mouth and nose simultaneously. When measured it was found to have an average thickness 0.027mm, which is below the 0.008mm standard. It does not bear any warnings that this has been calculated to pose a risk.
- The products outer seams did not withstand a 70-newton seam strength test and gave easy access to the filling material. The product also poses a medium risk of fire due to failing flammability testing. No permanent labelling or wording were present as required by Schedule 7 of The Furniture and Furnishings (fire) (safety) Regulations 1988.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 and the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- The product has been withdrawn from the market and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Additional information
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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