The product safety body NVWA has warned parents not to let young children play with orange novelties after several products were found to be unsafe.

The football-supporting toy hamsters given away by Albert Heijn and the samba balls sold by Hema could both lead children to choke, the NVWA says.

And a tooter in the form of an orange bottle widely available at toy shops and other stores has also been branded a danger because of loose parts.

Sales of Oranje novelties have reached record levels ahead of Saturday night’s World Cup quarter-final between the Netherlands and Costa Rica.