Toys Recalls in the EU 2024–2026
A continuously-updated index of 1864 serious toys recalls across the EU (2024-01-05 – 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
| France | 381 |
| Germany | 197 |
| Poland | 191 |
| Lithuania | 130 |
| United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland | 128 |
| Sweden | 120 |
| Hungary | 106 |
| Czechia | 77 |
| Austria | 60 |
| Spain | 53 |
| Ireland | 50 |
| Finland | 44 |
Most recent serious recalls
2025-07-18 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has small parts that can easily detach (suction cups and projectiles). A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value: 894 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproducti…
2025-07-18 · France · Serious risk · official alert
Small parts can easily detach (zipper pull). A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · The Netherlands · Serious risk · official alert
The battery compartment can be easily opened, leaving the button batteries accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal trac…
2025-07-18 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has small parts (the eyes of the turtle, lion, fish, seahorse, penguin and horse) that can easily detach. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has small parts (red piece- dog bangs and green piece - dog tongue) that can easily detach. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small detachable parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value: 3240 mg/kg).
Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproduc…
2025-07-18 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the toy has an excessive amount of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 2.52% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children by causing possible dama…
2025-07-18 · Spain · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small parts (keychain) that can easily detach. A child may put it in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances (measured value 0.076 mg/kg). Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A …
2025-07-18 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has a small part (squeaker element) that can easily detach. A child may put it in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · Latvia · Serious risk · official alert
The product consists of small parts. Small children may put them in their mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 2.25 % and 1.05 % by weight, respectively). These phthal…
2025-07-18 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The sound pressure level produced by the toy is too high (measured value up to 133.7 dB). This could lead to permanent or partial hearing loss.…
2025-07-18 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small parts (legs, bodies and heads of the teddy bears) that can easily detach. A child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-18 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 3 000 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their rep…
2025-07-11 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The battery compartment can be easily opened/broken, leaving the button batteries accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestin…
2025-07-11 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances (measured total value: 0.073 mg/ kg). Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exp…
2025-07-11 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The sound pressure level produced by the toy is too high (measured value up to 130.7 dB). This could lead to permanent or partial hearing loss.…
2025-07-11 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.17% by weight).
Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment.…
2025-07-11 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small parts (keychain) which may easily detach. A child may put it in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-11 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The toy contains small parts (shells). As a consequence, a small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them.…
2025-07-11 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product has small parts (the arrows' suction cups) which may easily detach. A small child may put them in their mouth and choke.…
2025-07-11 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of phthalates (in particular bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 1.1 % by weight). Phthalates may harm the health of children, causing pos…
2025-07-11 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small parts (the wheels) that can easily detach . A small child could put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-11 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of phthalates (in particular bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)) (measured value up to 1.8% by weight). Phthalates may harm the health of children, causing pos…
2025-07-11 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The battery compartment can be easily opened/broken, leaving the button batteries accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestin…
2025-07-11 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances (measured total value: 0.072 mg/ kg). Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exp…
2025-07-11 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines (measured value 0.52 mg/kg) and nitrosatable substances (4.73 mg/kg).
Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal…
2025-07-11 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The battery compartment can be easily opened without use of any tools and the button cell batteries inside are easily accessible. Children may put them in the mouth and swallow them, causing damage to…
2025-07-11 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The toy contains small parts (eyes) that can be easily detached. Small children may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-07-11 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The mechanical strength of the toy is inadequate, the toy may dismantle during use, leading to injuries. There are accessible gaps between moving parts of the tricycle. A child's leg may become trappe…
2025-07-04 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The sound pressure level produced by the toy is too high (measured value up to 97.5 dB). This could lead to permanent or partial hearing loss.…
2025-07-04 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The battery compartment can easily be opened without use of any tools and the button cell batteries inside are easily accessible. Children may put them in the mouth and swallow them, causing damage to…
2025-07-04 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosamines (measured total value: 1.78 mg/ kg). Nitrosamines may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be expose…
2025-07-04 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic of the packaging is too thin. If a child plays with it, the plastic can cover the mouth and nose, causing the child to suffocate.…
2025-07-04 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The detachable toys include fabric loops sewn into the side of one of the seams. The loops are large enough that a young child can easily insert their finger into them and twist, causing him to get tr…
2025-07-04 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
The sound pressure level and the peak sound pressure level produced by the toy are too high (measured value up to 110dB). This could lead to permanent or partial hearing loss.…
2025-07-04 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of chromium VI from the dress is too high (measured value up to 0.44 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer.…
2025-07-04 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of chromium VI from the toy is too high (measured value: 0.26 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer.…
2025-07-04 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of lead from the paint is too high (measured value up to 5.5 mg/kg). Lead is harmful to children as it can lead to developmental neurotoxicity. It accumulates in the body and may also af…
2025-07-04 · Austria · Serious risk · official alert
Small parts can easily detach (the eyes of the toy). As a consequence, a small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them.…
2025-07-04 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 42.6% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible …
2025-07-04 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
Small parts can easily detach (the eyes of the rabbit). As a consequence, a small child may put them in the mouth and choke on them.…
2025-06-27 · Croatia · Serious risk · official alert
The fibrous stuffing material of the toy is easily accessible due to the weakness of the seams on the back. A small child may put the filling material in the mouth and choke.…
2025-06-27 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has an accessible sharp tip, caused by screw tips at the level of the scraper at the front, which poses a risk of injury to the child.…
2025-06-27 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
There are burrs on the toy's surface, which may cause cuts. Additionally, the product has small parts (green balls) that can be easily detached. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-06-27 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
Small parts (eyes) can easily detach from the toy. Small children may put them in their mouth and choke.…
2025-06-27 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The rubber of the balloons releases an excessive amount of nitrosatable substances(measured total value: 2.63 mg/kg), which generate nitrosamines among which it was found N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDEL…
2025-06-27 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic of the packaging is too thin. If a child plays with it, the plastic can cover the mouth and nose, causing the child to suffocate.…
2025-06-27 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the toy has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: up to 32.9% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible dam…
2025-06-27 · Latvia · Serious risk · official alert
This product consists of small parts and lacks required labelling. Therefore the user is not adequately informed about the risks involved in using the product. A child may put the small parts in their…
2025-06-27 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The pillow, pillowcase and
detachable moon toy include fabric loops sewn into the side of one of the seams. These loops are large enough for a small child to have a finger entrapped in it. Moreover, …
2025-06-27 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to: 55.86% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possibl…
2025-06-20 · France · Serious risk · official alert
Small parts (Velcro fastenings on the corn cob) may easily detach from the toy. A child may put them into the mouth and choke.…
2025-06-20 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The product has small parts (small chain) which may easily detach. A small child may put them into the mouth and choke.…
2025-06-20 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product has small parts (the eyes) that can easily detach. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2025-06-20 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The toy set contains small parts. Small children may put them in their mouth and choke.…
2025-06-20 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has an excessive amount of aluminium (measured value up to 18717 mg/kg) and chromium (measured value up to 7056 mg/kg). Aluminium is toxic for children if ingested. Chromium (VI) can cause can…
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.