Jewellery Recalls in the EU 2024–2026

A continuously-updated index of 263 serious jewellery recalls across the EU (2024-01-12 – 2026-11-06), compiled from the EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) and national consumer-protection authorities. Each entry links to the official government alert.

Where these recalls were reported

Sweden 69
Germany 37
France 28
United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland 25
Finland 18
Norway 18
Luxembourg 13
Ireland 9
Latvia 9
Poland 8
Slovakia 7
Estonia 6

Most recent serious recalls

2025-08-29 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 16% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-08-08 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 12.81 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged …
2025-08-08 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 0.88 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged c…
2025-08-08 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 1.24 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged c…
2025-08-08 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 13.8 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged c…
2025-08-08 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 21.2 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged c…
2025-07-11 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 42% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and …
2025-07-11 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 41% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-07-04 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 37 % by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones an…
2025-07-04 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The products have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 27.15%). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-07-04 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 78% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and …
2025-06-27 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 31.2% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it …
2025-06-27 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 65 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged con…
2025-06-27 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 2.0 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged co…
2025-06-27 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The product's rate of nickel release is too high (measured value: 15.2 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolon…
2025-06-06 · The Netherlands · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 1.5 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged co…
2025-06-06 · The Netherlands · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 2.44 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged c…
2025-06-06 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured values up to 2.44 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged …
2025-05-30 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release in the earrings is too high (measured value up to 0.398 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direc…
2025-05-30 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The products have an excessive concentration of cadmium and nickel release rate (measured values up to 86.9% and 0.8 µg/cm2/week, respectively). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulat…
2025-05-30 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 0.291 µg/cm2/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged …
2025-05-30 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 0.054 % by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and i…
2025-05-09 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The products have an excessive concentration of cadmium and nickel (measured values up to 45.8% and 7.48% by weight, respectively). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the bod…
2025-05-02 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 10% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-05-02 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 22% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-05-02 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 28% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-05-02 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 28% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-04-25 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 8.69 μg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and can cause allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonge…
2025-04-18 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured values up to 1.3 µg/cm2/week). Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured values up to 0.29 % by weight). Nickel is a stron…
2025-04-18 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 10.29 μg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and can cause allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolong…
2025-04-18 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.16% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can induce developmental neurotoxicity and can also harm…
2025-04-11 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 92% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and …
2025-04-11 · Norway · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) (measured value: 3.6% and 0.5% by weight respectively. Thes…
2025-04-11 · Norway · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 88% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-04-11 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 94% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and …
2025-03-28 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 30% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-03-28 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value 23% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast…
2025-03-28 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 80.8% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones an…
2025-03-28 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value 21% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast…
2025-03-21 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 87.5% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones an…
2025-03-14 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 38% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and …
2025-03-14 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 1 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged cont…
2025-03-14 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: up to 38% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and…
2025-03-14 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 74% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-03-14 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 79% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and …
2025-03-07 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.029 % by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones …
2025-02-28 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 16 % by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it m…
2025-02-21 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value 32% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may…
2025-02-21 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 16% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-02-21 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 0.11% lead by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may …
2025-02-21 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 1.33 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged c…
2025-02-21 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 0.95% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affec…
2025-02-21 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 16.8% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones an…
2025-02-14 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 19% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it ma…
2025-01-31 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.016% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones a…
2025-01-31 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 48.1% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it …
2025-01-31 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 1.9 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged co…
2025-01-31 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 1.8 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged co…
2025-01-31 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value 0.48% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage…
2025-01-24 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The rate of nickel release is too high (measured value up to 2.8 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitiser and causes allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged co…

Methodology & sources. Aggregated from official EU and national recall registers (primarily the EU Safety Gate / RAPEX) and reflecting each authority's own classification. ProductGuru is an independent information service, not a government body, and gives no medical, legal or financial advice — always consult the official source. Serious-risk consumer-goods recalls from 2024 onward. Free to cite with attribution.