EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Soft toy Pop Mart (COUNTERFEIT) “The monsters” — risk: chemical, choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00151/26
Summary
The product contains small parts (metal rings, hands and feet, plastic stone in the hair slide, decorative plastic flower) that can easily detach. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke. Additionally, the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP) (measured value up to 14.5% by weight, combined). These phthalates may harm the health of…
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Product
Soft toy — Pop Mart (COUNTERFEIT)
- Brand
- Pop Mart (COUNTERFEIT)
- Name / model
- The monsters · 12402230008-06, 12309220182
- Batch number(s)
- 44006-2P251006-2P1
- Barcode
- 6941848277442
- Category
- Toys
- Soft toy, made of plastic and felt, in the shape of a Labubu-like doll.
- Recall information: http://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rappel/2026-01-0059
What is the risk?
- The product contains small parts (metal rings, hands and feet, plastic stone in the hair slide, decorative plastic flower) that can easily detach. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke. Additionally, the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP) (measured value up to 14.5% by weight, combined). These phthalates may harm the health of children, possibly causing damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the REACH Regulation and the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 19/12/2025
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 19/12/2025
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 19/12/2025
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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