We Just Read: Over 90% of toys we bought from online marketplaces ‘illegal’ in UK
Swallowable magnets, sharp points and strangulation risks were among the problems found in Which? tests of 23 toys from marketplaces including AliExpress, eBay and TikTok Shop.
More than 90% of the toys bought through online marketplaces in a Which? investigation can’t be legally sold in the UK, with over half posing a danger to any child playing with them.
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