Safety alerts: Pyrotechnic articles
131 safety alerts for Pyrotechnic articles in 36 months in Europe: notifying countries, risks and trend.
- Alerts, last 36 months: 131
- Last 12 months: 44
- Against the 12 before: +29%
- Median per month: 2
- Serious risk: 65%
- Median days from measure to publication: 66
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 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 14 |
| 2026-03 | 10 |
| 2026-02 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 9 |
| 2025-12 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 |
| 2025-10 | 14 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 0 |
| 2025-07 | 0 |
| 2025-06 | 0 |
| 2025-05 | 0 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 8 |
| 2024-12 | 3 |
| 2024-11 | 3 |
| 2024-10 | 4 |
| 2024-09 | 3 |
| 2024-08 | 8 |
| 2024-07 | 5 |
| 2024-06 | 12 |
| 2024-05 | 0 |
| 2024-04 | 5 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 10 |
| 2023-12 | 3 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
By notifying country
| Country | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 59 | 45% |
| Netherlands | 46 | 35% |
| Belgium | 14 | 11% |
| Poland | 6 | 5% |
| Austria | 2 | 2% |
| Croatia | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1% |
Most reported risks
One alert can have several, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
| Risk | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burns | 105 | 80% |
| Injuries | 81 | 62% |
| Damage to sight | 47 | 36% |
| Fire | 40 | 31% |
| Damage to hearing | 40 | 31% |
| Asphyxiation | 4 | 3% |
Most reported measures
| Most reported measures | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrawn from the market | 80 | 61% |
| Recall from end users | 61 | 47% |
| Destruction of the product | 46 | 35% |
| Warning to consumers | 7 | 5% |
| Marketing ban | 2 | 2% |
| Sales stopped | 2 | 2% |
Stated origin, as published
| Stated origin, as published | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 110 | 84% |
| Denmark | 5 | 4% |
| Poland | 3 | 2% |
| Czechia | 2 | 2% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
Latest alerts
| Published | Product | Country | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Fireworks | Denmark | Asphyxiation, Burns, Damage to sight |
| 2026-08-28 | Fireworks | Denmark | Burns, Damage to sight, Fire |
| 2026-08-21 | Fireworks | Denmark | Asphyxiation, Burns, Damage to sight |
| 2026-08-07 | Fireworks | Denmark | Asphyxiation, Burns, Damage to sight |
| 2026-07-31 | Fireworks | Denmark | Burns, Damage to sight |
| 2026-07-31 | Fireworks | Denmark | Burns, Damage to hearing, Damage to sight |
| 2026-07-31 | Fireworks | Denmark | Burns, Damage to sight, Injuries |
| 2026-07-31 | Fireworks | Denmark | Burns, Damage to hearing, Damage to sight |
| 2026-07-31 | Fireworks | Denmark | Burns, Damage to sight, Injuries |
| 2026-05-29 | Fireworks | Netherlands | Burns, Injuries |
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