Primark recalls Halloween witch toys over asbestos fears

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: A general view of a Primark fashion retail store in Oxford Street on November 10, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)

Two Primark Halloween decorations have been urgently recalled over fears they have been contaminated with asbestos.

The doorstep products, which are in the shape of a pumpkin hat and a witch with grey hair, may have been contaminated with a small quantity of asbestos.

It is thought to be in the sand inside of the products.

Customers have been told to place it in a heavy-duty plastic bag, double-tape it, and label it before storing it out of reach of children.

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It can be returned to the nearest Primark store for a full refund.

Undated handout composite photo issued by the Office for Product Safety & Standards of two Primark Halloween gonks, one featuring a pumpkin hat and the other a witch hat with grey hair. Primark has urgently recalled the doorstop decorations after the products presented a risk to health as the sand sealed inside them may have been contaminated with a small quantity of asbestos. Issue date: Tuesday October 6, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: OPSS/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

The affected batches have the model numbers 991174794 and 991179148 and the barcodes 212047125 and 212080261.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards said: ‘The products present a risk to health as the sand sealed inside the gonks may be contaminated with a small quantity of asbestos.

‘Asbestos is a banned substance because it poses a risk to health even at low levels of exposure.

‘We recommend owners stop using the product immediately and keep out of the reach of children.’

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