InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Pop Mart (COUNTERFEIT) – Soft toy

Pop Mart (COUNTERFEIT) – Soft toy

Name: The monsters

Category: 10

Date: 2026-01-23

Product Category: Toys

Risk Type: Chemical, Choking

Danger: 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: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 19/12/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 19/12/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 19/12/2025

Description: Soft toy, made of plastic and felt, in the shape of a Labubu-like doll.

Notifying Country: France

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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