Fancy-dress costumes on Wish: recalls and safety alerts
9 EU Safety Gate alerts concern fancy-dress costumes sold on Wish. The first dates from 12 January 2021, the latest from 8 December 2025. The hazards named most often are strangulation (78%), choking (44%) and suffocation (44%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are cords or drawstrings can strangle (56%), small parts or stuffing can be swallowed (44%) and plastic packaging too thin (33%). 89% were for products made in China and 11% were for products made in United States. The most common outcome was removed from online marketplace (89% of EU alerts); 0% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lead.
Official alerts and recalls per quarter
EU Safety GateQ4 2026 is incomplete: counted to 1 October 2026.
Show the numbers by year
| Year | EU Safety Gate | US CPSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (to date) | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
Why they were flagged
All reasons →-
56%, 5 alerts
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44%, 4 alerts
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33%, 3 alerts
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22%, 2 alerts
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11%, 1 alerts
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11%, 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 9 alerts (CSV) English column names; reuse with attribution to the official sources.
| Date | Product | Also named | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 |
Fancy-dress costumeCape de costume de Noël d'Halloween avec couronne, taille S/L King Prince Pro Game Party Show Châle model F04XY413801
Why: Small parts or stuffing can be swallowed · Cords or drawstrings can strangle · Breaks or collapsesRemoved from online marketplace · Consumers warned Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description Product sold online, in particular via Wish (unique identifier: 64b9022e6ec945f73b7edc52) and Amazon. |
AmazonWording in the official record · found in the official product description via Wish (unique identifier: 64b9022e6ec945f73b7edc52) and Amazon.Amazon → |
SR/03971/25 |
| 2024-11-19 |
Fancy dress costumeEnfant garçons filles Clown Costume Halloween cirque à pois Clown vêtements avec chapeau perruque DE
Why: Cords or drawstrings can strangle · Fingers, limbs or head can be trappedRemoved from online marketplace · Consumers warned Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description Product sold online, in particular via Wish. |
A12/03233/24 | |
| 2022-03-10 |
Fancy dress
Why: Cords or drawstrings can strangle · Plastic packaging too thin · Fingers, limbs or head can be trapped · Restricted chemical above the legal limitRemoved from online marketplace Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description Product sold online, in particular via Wish. |
A12/00390/22 | |
| 2021-12-10 |
CostumeHalloween citrouille bébé enfants garçons filles barboteusemodel C001600
Why: Small parts or stuffing can be swallowedRemoved from online marketplace Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description Product sold online, namely via Wish. |
A12/01737/21 | |
| 2021-12-08 |
Children's mermaid costume
Why: Cords or drawstrings can strangleRemoved from online marketplace Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description Also sold online, namely on Wish. |
A12/01736/21 | |
| 2021-12-01 |
Children's fancy dress
Why: Plastic packaging too thinRemoved from online marketplace Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description Product sold online, particularly on Wish. |
A12/01687/21 | |
| 2021-12-01 |
Children's fancy dress
Why: Cords or drawstrings can strangleRemoved from online marketplace Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description Product sold online, in particular via Wish. |
A12/01528/21 | |
| 2021-11-30 |
Children's fancy-dress costume
Why: Small parts or stuffing can be swallowed · Plastic packaging too thinRemoved from online marketplace Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description Product also sold online, namely on Wish. |
A12/01668/21 | |
| 2021-01-12 |
Children’s fancy-dress costumemodel A L101-B-1 / B18065.S
Why: Small parts or stuffing can be swallowedWithdrawn from the market Wording in the official recordfound in the official product description The product was also sold online, in particular via Wish. |
A12/00036/21 |