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Parents in Australia have been warned to stay away from counterfeits lubub toys, or lafufusRegulators found that the counterfeits may contain unsafe levels of lead and pose a serious choking hazard to young children.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued a product safety warning on Wednesday asking Parents should “be aware of potential safety risks.” associated with Fake or Fake Labubu Doll And keep these products away from small children”.
The Commission reported that some toys were too small for a child to swallow, and some had detachable parts such as eyes, legs and hands, as well as poor stitching.
Additionally, the warning cites reports that lafufus may contain “unsafe levels of harmful chemicals such as lead.”
Created by Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung as part of a whimsical collection of characters called The Monsters, and inspired by Dutch and Nordic folklore, appeal of Labubu Toys lies in their ugly-beautiful aesthetic,
The toys are mainly sold by the Chinese company Pop Mart.Which runs stores across the world including the US and UK. They usually come in “blind boxes”, each containing a randomly chosen toy, meaning you won’t know which LaBubu character or color you’re getting until you open it.
What started as a niche art toy is now billion dollar eventIn the first half of 2025, Pop Mart recorded revenues of approximately $670m (£500m) from the LaBooBu Monsters series, and is projected to surpass $1bn (£745m) by the end of the year, surpassing brands such as Barbie and Hot Wheels.
As demand for Lafubus continues to grow and regular sales take place in stores, Lafufus have become increasingly visible in corner shops and local supermarkets across the UK and Europe. This summer, Labus was reportedly Reselling for more than £1,000 eachA child-sized toy sold for about $150,000.
The increasing popularity and demand of Labubus has created a market for counterfeit goods. Typically sold by third-party retailers at a fraction of the price of the original Labubu, inferior imitations have detachable parts and loose stitching, presenting a clear suffocation hazard to young users.
In its advisory, the Australian regulator recommended that customers only purchase from authorized retailers and check for clear signs of authenticity. It asked all buyers to compare the stitching and fabrics with genuine Labus and remember that a significantly lower price may indicate a counterfeit.
True Labubus are identified by their cute monster-like appearance. Counterfeits often have bent limbs, deformed heads, or the wrong number of teeth. True Labus has nine teeth.
In September, Border Force chiefs said fake Labubu dolls had been made 90 percent of potentially “dangerous” counterfeit toys Coming to Britain.
According to Home Office figures, agents have seized more than 259,000 counterfeit toys at the border so far this year, worth almost £3.5 million. He said that about 236,000 of these collectibles were knockoff versions of Pop Mart monster dolls, which caused long lines and chaos inside stores after they went viral.