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
2024-02-16 · The Netherlands · Serious risk · official alert
The bell (a small part) inside the wooden baby toy can get damaged and fall through the bars of the cylinder. Small children may put the bell in their mouth and choke.…
2024-02-16 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The dolls are too small. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-02-16 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small pieces (small beads at the antennas) that can easily detach. A small child can put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-02-16 · Finland · Serious risk · official alert
The magnetic flux index of the magnet in the soother is too high. If a small child swallows more than one magnet, those can attract each other through the intestinal mucosa generating intestinal obstr…
2024-02-16 · France · Serious risk · official alert
Small part (the eye) can easily detach from the toy. A small child may put it in the mouth and choke.
Moreover, the plastic of the packaging is too thin. If a child plays with the packaging, it can c…
2024-02-16 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The rattle can easily break and release small balls inside it. A small child may put these in the mouth and choke.…
2024-02-09 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 83.9% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-02-09 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains methylisothiazolinone (MI) (measured value: up to 0.005%), which is forbidden in finger paints. Dermal contact with MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis …
2024-02-09 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has accessible openings and holes, in which children can become trapped or suffer injuries. The swing seat is attached to the rope by knots, which may loosen and cause a child to fall off …
2024-02-09 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
Magnets with a high magnetic flux which can easily detach from the toy. If a child swallows them, they could attract one another, causing intestinal blockage or perforation.…
2024-02-09 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The airplanes have small parts. Small children may put them in their mouth and choke.…
2024-02-09 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The yellow light on the front of the car can easily detach. A small child could put it in the mouth and choke.…
2024-02-09 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
A small part can easily detach (suction cup). As a consequence, a small child may put it in the mouth and choke.…
2024-02-09 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 72% by weight) Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-02-09 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product has excessive concentrations of methylisothiazolinone (MI) and methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI) (measured values: 2.7 mg/kg and 2.4 mg/kg, respectively). MI and MCI are strong sensitisers…
2024-02-09 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product has excessive concentrations of methylisothiazolinone (MI) and methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI) (measured values: 0.25 mg/kg and 0.75 mg/kg respectively). MI and MCI are strong sensitiser…
2024-02-09 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 69.9% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-02-09 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The front wheels are too small and could get stuck in holes in the ground. This could cause the child to lose balance and fall off, leading to injuries.…
2024-02-09 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small parts (rings, rod roulette, fishing rod hook). Small children may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-02-09 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has accessible openings and holes, in which children can become trapped or suffer injuries.…
2024-02-09 · Cyprus · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: up to 23.7% by weight).
Phthalates may harm the health of children, causing p…
2024-02-01 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small parts (the smallest bear figurine). A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-02-01 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small parts (the otter figurine) and part of the toy can also be disassembled (the rabbit figurine) in small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-02-01 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 1300 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reprod…
2024-02-01 · Cyprus · Serious risk · official alert
There is an excessive migration of aluminium from the paints, in particular the blue paint, is too high (measured value up to 4834 mg/kg).
Aluminium is toxic for children if ingested.…
2024-01-26 · The Netherlands · Serious risk · official alert
The puzzle contains small parts (the green and blue parts). A child could put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-01-26 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 970 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reprodu…
2024-01-26 · The Netherlands · Serious risk · official alert
One of the magnets, the yellow chimney and the stop sign can easily be detached. A child can put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-01-26 · Cyprus · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of strontium from the toy is too high (measured value: up to 6000mg/kg).
Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of strontium may harm the health of children by irritating the s…
2024-01-26 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP) (measured value up to 11.2% by weight, combined), and dibutyl p…
2024-01-26 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP) (measured value up to 0.93% by weight, combined). These phthala…
2024-01-26 · Cyprus · Serious risk · official alert
The stamp pens have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.97 mg/kg).
Lead is harmful to children as it can lead to developmental neurotoxicity. It accumulates in the body and may also …
2024-01-26 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of benzisothiazolinone (measured value: up to 15 mg/kg).
Benzisothiazolinone is a skin sensitiser and triggers allergic reactions or contact dermatitis.…
2024-01-26 · Cyprus · Serious risk · official alert
The set of pencils has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 4.31 mg/kg). Lead is harmful to children as it can lead to developmental neurotoxicity. It accumulates in the body and may al…
2024-01-26 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product (figurines) has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP) (measured value up to 19.4% by weight, combined). T…
2024-01-26 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 1200 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reprod…
2024-01-26 · Cyprus · Serious risk · official alert
The crayons have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 7.81 mg/kg).
Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast…
2024-01-26 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-01-19 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to: 58 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-01-19 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The cover of the battery compartment opens easily if the toy is dropped and the batteries become accessible, and may be ingested by a child, thus causing irreversible internal damage.
The LED light …
2024-01-19 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The suction cups of the arrows can easily detach. A small child could put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-01-19 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (measured values: 18.5% and 4.28% by weight, respectively). These phthalat…
2024-01-19 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The toy can launch the projectile or an improvised projectile with excessive kinetic energy, causing injury to a person in the path of that projectile, with a particular risk of eye damage.…
2024-01-19 · Poland · Serious risk · official alert
The protective cap of the projectile can easily be detached. The projectile is too hard and can cause injuries.…
2024-01-19 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.17% by weight) and lead (measured value up to 76.9% by weight). Cadmium and lead
pose a risk to the enviro…
2024-01-19 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The toy has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 4.53%, 0.31% and 0.25% by weight, respectively).…
2024-01-19 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.18% by weight) and lead (measured value up to 77.9% by weight). Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk t…
2024-01-19 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product is highly flammable. Children may wear the costume close to an ignition source and the costume may catch fire, resulting in burns.…
2024-01-12 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured
value up to 77.6% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-01-12 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of
cadmium (measured value up to 0.07% by weight) and lead (measured
value up to 66% by weight). Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a
risk to …
2024-01-12 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value: 905 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproducti…
2024-01-12 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) (measured values up to: 22.8%, 1.7%…
2024-01-12 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration lead (measured
value up to 73.7% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-01-12 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value: 928 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproducti…
2024-01-12 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 71.9% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.…
2024-01-12 · Slovenia · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 25% and 0.88% by weight, respectively). These ph…
2024-01-12 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The toy set has small parts, in particular the smallest figure (nesting doll). A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
2024-01-12 · Slovenia · Serious risk · official alert
The plastic material of the head of the toy has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 26% and 0.90% by weight, respectively). …
2024-01-05 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The doll head has an excessive amount of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: up to 12.3 % by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, possibly causing damage to the re…
2024-01-05 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The toy gun set has small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.…
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.