Labubu dolls have become a global sensation amongst children, teenagers and even the like of major celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Rihanna.
However, such high demand for the viral collectables, sold by Chinese toymaker Popmart, has seen UK markets flooded with 'unsafe' counterfeits.
The Chartered Trading Standards (CTSI) Institute are warning parents and collectors about fakes being sold illegally by third-party sellers online and inside local shops.
Their teams have seized thousands of unsafe counterfeit Labubu dolls in recent weeks - with many even being reported to them by concerned parents.
In just one month, over 2,000 were confiscated from 13 retailers in North Tyneside, with further seizures in Greater Manchester, Humberside, North Somerset, and Scotland.
