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Statistics

Recalls and warnings in numbers — United Kingdom

Based on 5,165 alerts in our database from FSA, OPSS. The figures reflect the alerts imported here, not official statistics.

alerts in the database
5,165
in 2026 so far
779
vs. same period 2025
+10%
sources
2

Alerts per year

2018: 18818820182019: 17817820192020: 15015020202021: 15215220212022: 1047104720222023: 76276220232024: 95895820242025: 95195120252026: 7797792026

Last 24 months

Nov 24: 8181Nov 24Dec 24: 6565Jan 25: 6565Jan 25Feb 25: 6666Mar 25: 7676Mar 25Apr 25: 6262May 25: 6262May 25Jun 25: 7171Jul 25: 8787Jul 25Aug 25: 9090Sep 25: 4848Sep 25Oct 25: 101101Nov 25: 9797Nov 25Dec 25: 126126Jan 26: 8686Jan 26Feb 26: 7171Mar 26: 7070Mar 26Apr 26: 6969May 26: 8080May 26Jun 26: 7777Jul 26: 7676Jul 26Aug 26: 110110Sep 26: 6868Sep 26Oct 26: 7272

Sources

  1. Food Standards Agency — food alerts1370
  2. Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS)3795

Most common reasons

  1. This product may contain pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.7
  2. This product may contain pieces of glass which makes it unsafe to eat.7
  3. This product may contain pieces of metal which makes the product unsafe to eat.6
  4. These products may contain pieces of plastic which makes them unsafe to eat.5
  5. The presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.5
  6. This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.4
  7. This product may contain small pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.4
  8. This product may contain pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.4
  9. The possible presence of glass in the product which makes it unsafe to eat.3
  10. Potential risk to consumers who need to manage their sugar intake.3
  11. These products may contain pieces of metal which makes them unsafe to eat.3
  12. This product may contain pieces of plastic which makes the product unsafe to eat3
  13. Rhodamine B is an illegal dye which may pose a risk to health.2
  14. There is a risk that glass bottles may explode which may cause injury.2

Product categories

  1. Electrical appliances equipment1028
  2. Toys777
  3. Allergy alert761
  4. Product recall592
  5. Machinery312
  6. Personal protective equipment ppe263
  7. Hobby sports equipment203
  8. Childcare articles childrens equipment192
  9. Cosmetics184
  10. Clothing textiles fashion136
  11. Other104
  12. Household decorative articles97
  13. Lighting products92
  14. Furniture68

Brands with the most alerts

  1. Vevor76
  2. Tesco65
  3. Lidl GB43
  4. Waitrose34
  5. Sainsbury’s34
  6. Asda32
  7. Aldi30
  8. Co-op27
  9. Morrisons26
  10. Unbranded23
  11. Lidl20
  12. Dunnes Stores18

Source: Food Standards Agency (FSA); Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). EU Safety Radar is an independent information service and is not affiliated with any public authority.