A Prohibition Order under the Fair Trading Act prohibits the supply of products known as Wonder Water Creature, Magic Egg, Growing Pet or other novelty products which are small parts in their original state and are capable of increasing their volume by 200% or more when immersed in liquid. A small part is one which fits entirely into the small parts cylinder (roughly the size of a 35mm film cannister) when tested in accordance with 5.2 (small parts test) of the Australian/New Zealand Standard Safety of Toys (ISO 8124.1:2002).

These products are banned because they pose potential choking hazards:

Coloured growing expanding toys

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