Operation Safe Christmas 2020 results
The Office of Fair Trading conducts a proactive Christmas toy safety campaign each year.
In 2020, we visited 266 stores and pop-up shops across Queensland and inspected more than 5,640 different toy lines.
Of these, six toys were removed from sale for safety reasons.
List of non-compliant toys
Toy name and description | Reason for noncompliance | Image |
Wooden puzzle (numbers) | Small parts - choking hazard in children up to and including 36 months of age. | ![]() |
Wooden puzzle (alphabet) | Small parts - choking hazard in children up to and including 36 months of age. | ![]() |
Magnetic puzzle (numbers) | Small parts - choking hazard in children up to and including 36 months of age. | ![]() |
Rainbow circle stacker | Small parts - choking hazard in children up to and including 36 months of age. | ![]() |
Paw Patrol toy | Paw patrol toy (not official merchandise) released stuffing from seams on back and stomach. Small parts - choking hazard in children up to and including 36 months of age. | |
Squirrel toy nut | Squirrel nut was released and fits entirely into small parts cylinder. Small parts – choking hazard in children up to and including 36 months of age. | ![]() |