Safety alerts: Lighting chains
320 safety alerts for Lighting chains in 36 months in Europe: notifying countries, risks and trend.
- Alerts, last 36 months: 320
- Last 12 months: 100
- Against the 12 before: -19%
- Median per month: 8
- Serious risk: 98%
- Median days from measure to publication: 121
Source: Safety Gate, European Commission. Data adapted by us (counted and aggregated). Weekly report of 2026-10-30. Sources and licences.
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Alerts per month
One Safety Gate report comes out each week, so a month with five reports looks higher. Compare whole years, not single months.
Alerts per month (month, alerts)
| Month | Alerts |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 13 |
| 2026-09 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 11 |
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 16 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 17 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 18 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 20 |
| 2025-08 | 8 |
| 2025-07 | 20 |
| 2025-06 | 15 |
| 2025-05 | 8 |
| 2025-04 | 9 |
| 2025-03 | 3 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 9 |
| 2024-12 | 6 |
| 2024-11 | 22 |
| 2024-10 | 24 |
| 2024-09 | 21 |
| 2024-08 | 15 |
| 2024-07 | 8 |
| 2024-06 | 3 |
| 2024-05 | 5 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 2 |
| 2024-02 | 5 |
| 2024-01 | 0 |
| 2023-12 | 8 |
| 2023-11 | 5 |
By notifying country
| Country | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 177 | 55% |
| Slovakia | 65 | 20% |
| Spain | 20 | 6% |
| Czechia | 14 | 4% |
| Lithuania | 10 | 3% |
| Sweden | 10 | 3% |
| France | 9 | 3% |
| Romania | 4 | 1% |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
Most reported risks
One alert can have several, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
| Risk | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electric shock | 295 | 92% |
| Fire | 43 | 13% |
| Burns | 22 | 7% |
| Environment | 11 | 3% |
| Chemical | 6 | 2% |
| Electromagnetic disturbance | 1 | 0% |
Most reported measures
| Most reported measures | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrawn from the market | 249 | 78% |
| Recall from end users | 220 | 69% |
| Marketing ban | 110 | 34% |
| Warning to consumers | 75 | 23% |
| Destruction of the product | 24 | 8% |
| Listing removed by the online marketplace | 13 | 4% |
Stated origin, as published
| Stated origin, as published | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 288 | 90% |
| Unknown | 26 | 8% |
| Poland | 2 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0% |
Latest alerts
| Published | Product | Country | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Lighting chain | France | Electric shock, Fire |
| 2026-10-16 | Lighting chain | Hungary | Electric shock |
| 2026-10-16 | Lighting chain | Hungary | Electric shock |
| 2026-10-09 | Lighting chain | Hungary | Electric shock |
| 2026-10-02 | Lighting chain | Hungary | Electric shock |
| 2026-10-02 | Decorative lighting | Hungary | Electric shock |
| 2026-10-02 | Lighting chain | Hungary | Electric shock |
| 2026-10-02 | Lighting chain | Hungary | Electric shock |
| 2026-10-02 | Lighting chain | Hungary | Electric shock |
| 2026-10-02 | Lighting chain | Hungary | Electric shock |
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