Lighting Recalls in the EU 2024–2026
A continuously-updated index of 440 serious lighting recalls across the EU (2024-01-05 – 2026-10-30), 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
| Hungary | 193 |
| Slovakia | 57 |
| Sweden | 40 |
| Poland | 25 |
| Germany | 22 |
| Spain | 21 |
| United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland | 17 |
| Czechia | 15 |
| France | 11 |
| Lithuania | 10 |
| Belgium | 6 |
| Romania | 6 |
Most recent serious recalls
2026-03-20 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock. Furthermore, the product is not p…
2026-03-13 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The dimensions of the connection plug and socket do not comply with the specifications. Moreover, there is insufficient creepage and clearance distances between internal circuits.
If there is a surge …
2026-03-13 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product is not protected against moisture. Consequently, water could penetrate the product and create a short circuit, which could lead to a fire.…
2026-03-06 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Moreover, the dimensions of the connection plug and socket do not comply with the specifications. The user could…
2026-03-06 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable lacks proper anchoring and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which can lead to an electric shock. Moreover, the product is not prot…
2026-02-20 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The mechanical strength of the power supply housing is inadequate. Moreover, the product is not protected against moisture. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shoc…
2026-02-13 · Spain · Serious risk · official alert
The cross-section of the wires is too small. This could lead the product to accumulate too much heat energy and catch fire.…
2026-02-06 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product does not provide adequate and sufficient electrical insulation. The user can receive an electric shock.…
2026-02-06 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product is not protected against moisture. Consequently, water could penetrate the product and cause an electric shock. Moreover, the product may overheat, leading to a risk of fire.…
2026-02-06 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product causes electromagnetic disturbance between various network-connected devices. This can affect the safe and proper functioning of other electrical equipment through voltage and current dist…
2026-02-06 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product does not provide adequate and sufficient electrical insulation. The user can receive an electric shock.…
2026-02-06 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product does not provide adequate and sufficient electrical insulation. The user can receive an electric shock.…
2026-01-23 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The bulb’s diffuser can easily detach, exposing live parts. The user can touch these live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2026-01-23 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
There is no safe isolation barrier between the primary and secondary circuits in the LED light source. Moreover, the metal base of the LED light source is touchable when the light source is connected …
2026-01-23 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 64.9% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2026-01-23 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 68.9% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2026-01-16 · Spain · Serious risk · official alert
The product poses a risk of burns, since the cross-section of the conductors is too small. This could accumulate too much heat energy and catch fire.…
2026-01-16 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up 83.3% by weight).
Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2025-12-26 · Spain · Serious risk · official alert
The diameter of the wire is smaller than required. This could lead the product to overheat and catch fire. The user can access live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-12-26 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The protection of the protective conductor (PE) is insufficient. The cross-section area of the earthing is also is inadequate. Live parts are therefore accessible to the user, who can receive an elect…
2025-12-19 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored and the dimensions of the connection plug and socket do not comply with the specifications which. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an elec…
2025-12-19 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values: up to 20% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible …
2025-12-19 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 0.26% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2025-12-19 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plug does not meet the dimensional requirements and therefore cannot make a secure connection with the socket. This could cause the product to arc or spark during use, leading to a fire.
Furtherm…
2025-12-19 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The fuse may fail to operate under fault conditions, leading to the plug overheating, which can cause a fire and/or explosion. Additionally, essential marking information is missing on the product.…
2025-12-05 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The transformer and drive have insufficient creepage and clearance distances. In the event of a surge in current or electrical fault, the user could receive an electric shock.…
2025-11-28 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation and the dimensions of the power socket do not comply with the specifications. The user could touch accessible live parts, which may lead to an electric shock.…
2025-11-28 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material (internal connector) of the product is not fire-resistant, which can lead to an electric shock and/or a fire. Additionally, the insulation is insufficient. This may cause an elect…
2025-11-28 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable lacks proper anchoring (missing strain relief) and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs and the plug…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the plug dimensions do not meet the required specifications. Furthermore, the product is not prot…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable lacks proper anchoring (missing strain relief) and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which can lead to an electric shock. Furthermo…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. Additionally, the socket dimensions do not meet the required specifications. The user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation, and the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs. Furthermore, the plug and socket dimensions do not meet the required specifications. The use…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs. Furthermore, the plug and socket…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable lacks proper anchoring (missing strain relief) and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which can lead to an electric shock. Furthermo…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs. Furthermore, the plug and socket…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the plug dimensions do not meet the required specifications. Furthermore, the product is not prot…
2025-11-21 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs and the plug dimensions do not me…
2025-11-14 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The lamp can't be installed properly because the LED driver can't be inserted into the ceiling cup. Consequently, the user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock. Moreover, sa…
2025-11-14 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. Furthermore, the plug and socket dimensions do not meet the required specifications. The user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-11-14 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Furthermore, the plug and socket dimensions do not meet the required specifications. The user could touch acces…
2025-11-14 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which can lead to an electric shock. Moreover, the cable lacks proper anchoring (missing strain relief), and the plug…
2025-11-14 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs. Furthermore, the plug and socket…
2025-11-14 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs. Furthermore, the plug and socket…
2025-11-14 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs. Furthermore, the plug and socket…
2025-11-07 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
Due to the incorrect design of the plug, the user can touch live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-11-07 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, which can lead to an electric shock.…
2025-10-24 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The mains supply cord has excessive resistance, and the plug has insufficient filler. The filler is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions, and its absence could lead…
2025-10-17 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product is powered by an insufficient adapter as the plug is too small, the live and neutral pins are too thick and the insulation is not sufficient. The plug could overheat and cause a fire. More…
2025-10-17 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 40.1 % by weight) and cadmium (measured value up to 0.2% by weight). Lead and cadmium pose a risk to the enviro…
2025-10-10 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 35.0 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2025-09-26 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored. Additionally, the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Consequently, the user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.…
2025-09-26 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored. Additionally, the accessible wires have inadequate insulation although the product is recommended for outdoor use. Consequently, the user could touch accessible liv…
2025-09-26 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The live parts of the lamp cap are easily accessible. The user could touch the accessible live parts, causing an electric shock.…
2025-09-19 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The basic insulated wires and heat shrink tubes are accessible, and the mains power cable, as well as the wires from the flashing unit, are not properly secured against pulling and twisting. These iss…
2025-09-19 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, causing an electric shock.…
2025-09-19 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation. The user could touch accessible live parts, causing an electric shock.…
2025-09-19 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The cable is not properly anchored, and the accessible wires have inadequate insulation. Additionally, the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs. Furthermore, the plug and socket…
2025-09-19 · Hungary · Serious risk · official alert
The product has inadequate insulation, and the cable is not properly anchored. The user could touch accessible live parts, causing an electric shock.…
2025-09-12 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 80.3% and 0.08% by weight, respectively).
Lead and cadmium pose a risk to the environment.…
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.