Reported risk evidence comparison

Toys: cadmium, lead — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 116 official alert references published from 2005-02-04 to 2026-10-02. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including led mask, game toy, push game toy. The other 108 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 cadmium, 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.

LED mask · SR/00223/26

Report published 2026-01-30 · notifying country Slovakia · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Black LED toy Halloween mask with a separate detachable power adapter. [1]
Reported risk explanation: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 42.8 % by weight) and cadmium (measured value up to 0.113 % by weight). Lead and cadmium 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 electronical equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [1]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown [1]

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Game toy · SR/04460/25

Report published 2025-12-26 · notifying country Czechia · reported origin Germany

Reported product description: The battery-operated toy is green in an oval shape with a dinosaur head, with three rows of soft buttons on the board - finger depressions and three smaller buttons at the bottom. The toy uses three AAA batteries. [2]
Reported risk explanation: The solder joint in the product has excessive concentrations of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 63.3% and 0.17% by weight, respectively). Cadmium and 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: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 18/10/2025 [2]

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Game toy · SR/04423/25

Report published 2025-12-19 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Battery-operated push toy made from hard plastic, with soft plastic buttons. Product sold online, in particular via Shein. [3]
Reported risk explanation: The solders in the product have excessive concentrations of lead cadmium (measured values up to 77.5% and 0.34% by weight, respectively).Cadmium and 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 taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 18/11/2025 [3]

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Push game toy · SR/04161/25

Report published 2025-11-28 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Battery operated game with pop it buttons. Product sold online, in particular via Temu. [4]
Reported risk explanation: The solders in the product have excessive concentrations of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 77.5% and 0.28% by weight, respectively). Lead and cadmium 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). [4]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 13/11/2025 [4]

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Headset for children · SR/04119/25

Report published 2025-11-21 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Headphones with microphone for children. Product sold online, in particular via BigBuy. [5]
Reported risk explanation: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 75.3% and 0.027% by weight, respectively). Lead and cadmium 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). [5]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 12/11/2025 [5]

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Toy guitar · SR/03453/25

Report published 2025-10-10 · notifying country Czechia · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Plastic toy battery powered guitar with three 1.5V AA batteries. [6]
Reported risk explanation: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 40.1% and 0.21% by weight, respectively). Lead and cadmium 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). [6]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Stop of salesDate of entry into force: 19/08/2025 [6]

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Soft toy · SR/03122/25

Report published 2025-09-05 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Otter plush toy with electrical functions (movement and sound). Product sold online, in particular via cutetopia.se. [7]
Reported risk explanation: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 83.5% and 0.36% by weight, respectively). Lead and cadmium 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). [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: 21/05/2025 [7]

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Plastic doll · SR/03089/25

Report published 2025-08-29 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Plastic doll dressed as a mermaid with a jewellery set. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress. [8]
Reported risk explanation: The migration of lead and cadmium from the toy is too high (measured value: 81% and 0.45% by weight, respectively). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-3. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 26/06/2025 [8]

Unresolved source wording: This report uses migration wording with a percentage. Its measurement basis/unit is unresolved; preserve the literal source wording and do not compare it as a verified migration result or legal limit. [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

116 distinct official alert references, published between 2005-02-04 and 2026-10-02. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report year	Recorded alerts
2005	1
2015	1
2018	3
2019	47
2020	1
2021	11
2022	11
2023	7
2024	20
2025	10
2026	4

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: 3 recorded references
Chemical, Environment: 4 recorded references
Environment: 109 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; 108 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.

Cadmium-bearing component or material evidence — what evidence do we have?
If the corresponding material/component is used in your product, identify which part and finish are in scope and obtain composition/lot evidence. Keep the report’s measured amount as a dated reported observation; ask a specialist to verify identity, use/actor conditions and current legal criteria before any conclusion.
Useful evidence: Component/finish BOM, supplier composition/lot documentation, relevant analytical results with method and detection limits, and a current applicability review.
Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
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.
Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
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.
Useful evidence: Supply-chain responsibility map, applicable-law review, investigation scope and documented decision/communication workflow.

Work packages and dependencies

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

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