Pup Go Toy Car Recall: Cadmium and Lead in Solder (October 2026)
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Sweden has notified an EU Safety Gate alert for the Pup Go toy car, a kids remote control car. The solders in the product contain excessive amounts of cadmium and lead. The product does not meet EU RoHS 2 Directive requirements. The distributor withdrew it from the market from October 9, 2026.
Is my product affected?
The product is an electric toy car sold under the Pup Go brand. It is listed as a kids remote control car. The alert rates it as a serious risk.
The product was made in the People’s Republic of China.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | Pup Go |
| Product | Toy car |
| Model name | Kids remote control car |
| Safety Gate alert | SR/02995/26 |
| Amazon listing | B0BQR3CMXG |
What’s the hazard
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium and lead. Measured values reached up to 0.05% cadmium and 66.4% lead by weight.
Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment. Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the RoHS 2 Directive, which restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
What to do
The measure taken is the withdrawal of the product from the market. The distributor took this step from October 9, 2026.
Which countries
The product was sold online on Amazon (B0BQR3CMXG). Sweden notified the alert. Safety Gate alerts list measures taken in the notifying country and do not list every EU country where a product was sold.
Source
Source: EU Safety Gate (European Commission), alert SR/02995/26.
From our recall records
This is the first Pup Go recall in our records (we track EU Safety Gate notices since October 2026). Regulators issued 83 Toys recalls in the 30 days up to this notice. That counts every notice we received, not only the ones written up here.
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