Which lighting products were recalled in the European Union between September 25 and October 2, 2026?

EU Safety Gate recorded 5 serious alerts: an unbranded lighting chain and two unbranded decorative lighting sets notified by Hungary on October 2, 2026, and night lights branded Luvion and RS Goods notified by Belgium on September 25, 2026.

What is the common risk in these lighting recalls?

Electric shock from accessible live parts. The danger texts cite insufficient insulation, a night-light enclosure that opens after impact, mains plugs that miss dimensional requirements, single-pole insertion, missing strain relief, or undersized plug pins, under the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU and EN 60598-1, EN 60598-2-12 or EN 60598-2-20.

What happens if a recalled lighting product stays on sale?

The alerts order withdrawal from the market and recall from end users. Two of the Hungarian alerts also order a sales ban. Products that leave live parts accessible stay subject to those measures.

EU: 5 lighting recalls in Sept and Oct 2026: what to check

EU Safety Gate, the European Commission alert system, recorded 5 serious electric-shock alerts on lighting equipment between September 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026, each citing the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU. Hungary notified 3 of the alerts on October 2, 2026 and Belgium notified 2 on September 25, 2026.

EU importers of decorative lighting chains and plug-in night lights, EU distributors and retailers of decorative luminaires, EU online marketplaces listing lighting chains and night lights, Luvion and RS Goods must immediately screen stock and listings against the five alerted models and confirm test reports and technical files for enclosure strength, insulation, strain relief and plug dimensions under Directive 2014/35/EU and EN 60598-1, EN 60598-2-12 and EN 60598-2-20, or products that leave live parts accessible are withdrawn from the market, recalled from end users, or banned from sale, as these Safety Gate alerts already order.

Window : September 25, 2026 to October 2, 2026
Alerts : 5, all serious, notified by Hungary (3) and Belgium (2)
Risk : electric shock from accessible live parts (no substance named)
Product family : Lighting equipment (lighting chains, decorative lighting, night lights)
Legal basis : Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
Official source : Safety Gate alert SR/02729/26, lighting chain

What was recalled

Date	Product	Brand	Risk	Measure
October 2, 2026	Lighting chain	Unknown	Electric shock	Recall from end users, withdrawal and sales ban
October 2, 2026	Decorative lighting	Unknown	Electric shock	Recall from end users, withdrawal and sales ban
October 2, 2026	Decorative lighting	Unknown	Electric shock	Recall from end users and withdrawal
September 25, 2026	Night light	Luvion	Electric shock	Recall from end users and withdrawal
September 25, 2026	Night light	RS Goods	Electric shock	Recall from end users and withdrawal

The pattern

All 5 alerts are serious electric-shock notices. No substance is named. Two of the 5 products originate in the People's Republic of China and 3 have an unknown country of origin. Hungary filed the October 2, 2026 notices and Belgium filed the September 25, 2026 notices. Three alerts are unbranded. The named brands are Luvion and RS Goods, one alert each. Three measures are a recall from end users plus withdrawal from the market. Two of the Hungarian alerts add a sales ban.

The five danger texts, taken as the dossier writes them, describe accessible live parts. Two texts say a night-light enclosure opens after an impact and cite EN 60598-2-12. Three texts say insulation is insufficient and the mains plug misses dimensional requirements, and they cite EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20. Of those three, one says the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs, one says the electronic rectifier box has no mechanical wire strain relief, and one says the mains plug pins are undersized. Every text cites the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU. The dossier records EN 60598-1 in 3 alerts, EN 60598-2-20 in 3 alerts and EN 60598-2-12 in 2 alerts.

Who is exposed

The exposed actors are EU importers of decorative lighting chains and plug-in night lights, EU distributors and retailers of decorative luminaires, and EU online marketplaces that list lighting chains and night lights for sale into the European Union. Luvion and RS Goods are named on the Belgian night-light alerts of September 25, 2026. The three unbranded Hungarian alerts of October 2, 2026 still reach any importer, distributor or marketplace holding a matching lighting chain or decorative lighting set, including product of Chinese origin. The notifying authorities are not the exposed actors.

What to check now

Match warehouse stock and online listings to the five products in the table: the Luvion night light, the RS Goods night light, and the unbranded lighting chain and decorative lighting sets.
For night lights, obtain supplier evidence that the enclosure stays closed after impact and that live parts stay inaccessible, against EN 60598-2-12.
For lighting chains and decorative lighting, obtain evidence of insulation, mains-plug dimensions, resistance to single-pole insertion, and mechanical strain relief on the rectifier, against EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20.
Hold the technical file and the conformity documentation required to place the models on the EU market under the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU.
Where a batch matches an alert, withdraw it from sale and recall it from end users. The two Hungarian alerts that add a sales ban (SR/02729/26 and SR/02718/26) also require the product to stay off sale.

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