Fisher-Price is recalling tens of thousands of toys sold in the UK and Ireland amid concerns over excessive levels of lead in their paint.
The products form part of a global withdrawal of nearly one million Chinese-made plastic pre-school toys over safety fears.
In all, more than 94,000 units of the problem toys have gone on sale in stores across the UK and Ireland.
The recall is the latest in a string of incidents that have fuelled US-China tensions over the safety of Chinese products.
The recalled toys, which include popular pre-school characters like Elmo, Big Bird, and Dora, were made by a contract manufacturer in China using a non-approved paint pigment containing lead.
Parent company Mattel said no injuries had occurred as a result of the sales but urged parents to stop children using the affected toys immediately.
The move follows the discovery of problems with a number of character-based products marketed for children as young as two years old.
The products that are affected are: Dora Say It Two Ways Assortment, Dora's Talking House, Dora Talking Vamonos Van, Dora Pals, Dora Let's Go Adventure, Dora's Talking House Deluxe, Dora Mini Playset, Diego Talking Field Journal, Diego Talking Rescue 4x4, Diego Talking Gadget Belt, Lazy Town Music Transporter, Go Diego Go Rescue Adventure and
Lazy Town Music Transporter.
A spokesperson for Smyth's toy stores said the company had removed the three Dora and two Diego pre-school toys from shelves last Friday. Anyone who may have brought the products can return them to the stores immediately and receive a full refund.
