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Elf bar: recalls and official safety alerts
10 EU Safety Gate alerts concern products recorded under the brand Elf bar. The first dates from 21 December 2021, the latest from 14 November 2023. The hazards named most often are chemical (100%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are e-liquid breaks nicotine rules (100%), restricted chemical above the legal limit (70%) and missing warnings or child-resistant closure (10%). 100% were for products made in China. The products flagged most are e-cigarettes and vapes (100%). 20% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 0% name an online marketplace. The most common outcome was withdrawn from the market (100% of EU alerts); 100% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lead.
counterfeit 7 of these 10 alerts are marked as counterfeit: the brand owner may not have made those products. The brand is shown as the authority recorded it.
Most-flagged product types
Official alerts and recalls per quarter
EU Safety GateQ4 2026 is incomplete: counted to 1 October 2026.
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| Year | EU Safety Gate | US CPSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 (to date) | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
Why they were flagged
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100%, 10 alerts
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70%, 7 alerts
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10%, 1 alerts
Counts are alerts naming the platform in the official record, not all dangerous products sold there. Many records name no seller at all. How we count
Download these 10 alerts (CSV) English column names; reuse with attribution to the official sources.
| Date | Product | Platform | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-14 | Disposable electronic cigarette counterfeitELF BAR BC5000ULTRABrand: Elf bar · model Dragon fruit banana berry, Kiwi dragon fruit berry · barcode 6937643537218, 6937643537317 · batch EP016391, MFG:2023/04/01 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/02751/23 | |
| 2023-09-13 | Disposable electronic cigarette counterfeitELF BAR BC5000ULTRA Disposable PodBrand: Elf bar · model Blue Razz Ice, Grape Honeydew, Kiwi Passion Fruit Guava, Raspberry Watermelon, Strawberry Mango · barcode 6937643537171, 6937643537225, 6937643537232, 6937643537270 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/01554/23 | |
| 2023-09-13 | Disposable electronic cigarette counterfeitELF BAR BC5000 Disposable Pod, 2% nicotineBrand: Elf bar · model ENERGY · barcode 6975207754237 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/01550/23 | |
| 2023-09-13 | Disposable electronic cigarette counterfeitELF BAR 1500 Disposable Pod Watermelon 2% nicotineBrand: Elf bar · model Watermelon · barcode 6939287927158 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/01314/23 | |
| 2023-09-13 | Disposable electronic cigarette counterfeitELF BAR 2000 Disposable Pod, 2% nicotineBrand: Elf bar · model Banana Milk, Coffee Tobacco, Mango Peach Watermelon, Pineapple Ice, Sour Apple, Watermelon Lemon · barcode 6939287939014, 6939287939021, 6939287939038, 6939287939052, 6939287939076, 6939287939106 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/01303/23 | |
| 2023-09-13 | Disposable electronic cigarette counterfeitELF BAR Lux 1500 Disposable PodBrand: Elf bar · model Grape Energy, Mango · barcode 6939287918439, 6939287931193 · batch Grape Energy EP017303, MFG: 2022.06.16, Mango EP017330, MFG: 2022.05.17 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/00598/23 | |
| 2023-08-30 | Disposable electronic cigarette counterfeitELF BAR 1500, DISPOSABLE PODBrand: Elf bar · barcode 6939287919429, 6939287953232, 6939287953249, 6939287953270, 6939287958220, 6939287958244 · batch APPLE PEACH MFG: 2022.10.30, EXP: 2023.10.29, BANANA ICE MFG: 2022.10.30, EXP: 2023.10.29, BLACKCURRANT MENTHOL MFG: 2022.10.30, EXP: 2023.10.29, CHERRY CRANBERRY MFG: 2022.10.30, EXP: 2023.10.29, COCONUT MELON MFG: 2022.10.30, EXP: 2023.10.29, GRAPE MFG: 2022.08.10, EXP: 2023.08.09 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/00105/23 | |
| 2022-03-25 | Disposable electronic cigaretteElf Bar Lux 1500 Brand: Elf bar · model Pineapple Peach Mango flavour, Banana Milk flavour, Coffee Tobacco flavour, Grape Energy flavour, Strawberry Banana flavour, Strawberry Energy flavour · batch Banana Milk 2021.07.09, Coffee Tobacco 2021.06.20, Grape Energy 2021.09.10, Pineapple Peach Mango 2021.09.20, Strawberry Banana 2021.08.06, Strawberry Energy 2021.07.20 Why: E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/00496/22 | |
| 2021-12-21 | Disposable electronic cigaretteElf Bar CR500 2% Nicotine 2mlBrand: Elf bar · model Banana Milk, Berry Peach, Blue Razz Lemonade, Grape Energy, Mango Peach Orange, Mango Peach Watermelon · batch 2022.08.13 Why: E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/01867/21 | |
| 2021-12-21 | Disposable electronic cigaretteElf Bar 600 20mg/ml 2mlBrand: Elf bar · model Apple Peach, Blue Razz Lemonade, Blueberry, Blueberry sour raspberry, Coconut melon, Cola · batch Blue Razz Lemonade: 2022.07.14, Blueberry sour raspberry: 2022.07.12, Blueberry: 2022.05.17, Coconut melon: 2022.07.26, Cola: 2022.08.02, Cotton Candy Ice: 2022.08.16 Why: E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesWithdrawn from the market ordered | A12/01866/21 |