Decorative articles: lead — reported risk evidence
The acquired cohort contains 14 official alert references published from 2018-03-09 to 2026-01-16. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including waving cat, halloween torch, halloween lantern. The other 6 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about lead. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.
Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.
Dated official observations
Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism
The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.
Waving cat · SR/00104/26
Report published 2026-01-16 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 84% by weight). Lead pose a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [1]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 19/12/2025 [1]
Report published 2026-01-16 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin Unknown
Reported product description
Battery-operated decoration cat with waving function. [2]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 66% by weight). Lead pose a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [2]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 19/12/2025 [2]
Report published 2026-01-16 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Decoration cat with waving function, powered by solar cell. [3]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 42% by weight). Lead pose a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [3]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 19/12/2025 [3]
Report published 2025-02-28 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Halloween torchlight, approximately 35 cm in height. Transparent skull-shaped bulb with a black grip containing battery compartment and electronics. [4]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 77% by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 12/12/2024Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 12/12/2024 [4]
Report published 2025-02-28 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Battery-operated plastic lantern, about 40 cm in height. Bulb in the shape of a ghost, intended as Halloween decoration. [5]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 80% by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [5]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 12/12/2024Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 12/12/2024 [5]
Report published 2025-02-28 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Orange lantern, reminiscent of a Halloween pumpkin. 20 cm in diameter with black plastic details. [6]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 80% by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [6]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 18/10/2024Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 18/02/2025Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 20/01/2025 [6]
Report published 2025-01-31 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin India
Reported product description
Black ornamental candle holder in the shape of a dog. Size of about 20x15 cm. [7]
Reported risk explanation
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.9% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 01/10/2024 [7]
Report published 2024-02-09 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Metal frame in the shape of a snowman with LED strip and battery pack. Product sold online. [8]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead. (measured value up 82.2 % by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [8]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 07/09/2023 [8]
14 distinct official alert references, published between 2018-03-09 and 2026-01-16. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.
Report year
Recorded alerts
2018
1
2019
1
2020
2
2023
1
2024
2
2025
4
2026
3
Recorded risk labels within this evidence task
Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.
Chemical: 5 recorded references
Environment: 9 recorded references
Source selection, exclusions and calculation method
Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.
One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.
8 distinct descriptions displayed; 6 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {}.
These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.
Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.
Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation
Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.
Lead-bearing material and exposure context — what evidence do we have?
Identify the particular material/component, its accessible/use context and supplier evidence. Reconcile any analytical result with the sampled part, method and lot. A reported concentration in another product does not establish your result or a universal limit.
Useful evidence: Part/material BOM, supplier specifications, sampling/method/results, lot/revision records and current use-specific legal review.
Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?
Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.
Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.
Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?
Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.
Conditional: Product-risk evidence and operator-role review — Compare the recorded product features and failure mechanism with your product. Confirm the applicable product regime, deciding evidence, operator responsibilities and justified next steps. This does not assume that GPSR or a representative appointment applies to every alert category.
Questions for providers
Which specific product features and reported risk mechanism make these cases relevant or irrelevant to our product?
What current legal, standards or scientific sources support your proposed investigation criteria, and what cannot be concluded from these dated alerts?
Which existing evidence can answer the risk question, what additional work is justified, and who owns any resulting corrective-action decision?
Sources and data dates
Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.
