Dolls: recalls and official safety alerts

510 official alerts and recalls concern dolls: 504 from EU Safety Gate and 6 from US CPSC. The first dates from 17 December 2019, the latest from 29 September 2026. In the last four complete quarters there were 34, down from 61 in the four quarters before. The hazards named most often are chemical (90%), choking (10%) and injuries (2%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are restricted chemical above the legal limit (89%), small parts or stuffing can be swallowed (9%) and button cells or batteries are accessible (2%). 93% were for products made in China. 9% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 6% name an online marketplace, most often Amazon, AliExpress and eBay. The most common outcome was withdrawn from the market (73% of EU alerts); 75% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include phthalates, lead and cadmium.