{
  "alert_number": "SR/00257/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-00257-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10097026",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-05-26",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 5,
    "date": "2026-02-06"
  },
  "category": "Other - Hygiene products",
  "product": "Menstrual cup",
  "brand_as_notified": null,
  "brands": [],
  "name": "Menstruationstasse",
  "model": null,
  "batch": "YQ0527A",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Menstrual cup made of translucent white silicone. Product sold online, in particular via Temu (unique product identifier: 601100165351839) and eBay.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Health risk / other",
  "risk": "The product is lacking instructions on the safe use of this product. The product may cause toxic shock syndrome (TSS), which is caused by toxins from the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium, which is present on or in the human body, if inserted in the body for several hours. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "4 Dec 2025"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    },
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace\nDate of entry into force: 04/12/2025\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace\nDate of entry into force: Unknown\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "Temu",
    "eBay"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "Austria",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "YQ0527A"
    ],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}