While that would ostensibly make it safer than a real plastic eating utensil, the official Forky plush is being recalled due to concerns that its plastic googly eyes could detach and pose a choking hazard for small children.
Disney and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have recalled an official Forky toy due to safety concerns according to Entertainment Weekly.
Unlike the Forky in the film, this toy is not an actual spork, but a plush doll.