The Guardia di Finanza of Avellino has seized around 40,000 Halloween articles and gadgets offered for sale without the minimum required information in Italian and not compliant with safety standards. Some local reconstructions put the total at over 40,000 items; a final official count was not available in the material reviewed.

The checks covered shops in several municipalities across the Irpinia provincial territory, rather than a single town or store. The managers of the sales outlets involved were reported to the Chamber of Commerce Irpinia-Sannio.

The seized goods included seasonal decorations, pumpkin-shaped baskets and lights, costumes, horror masks, false nails and other assorted gadgets. According to the local reports, the irregularities concerned the absence of mandatory information in Italian and non-compliance with the safety standards set by national and European rules.

The reports also state that the missing information included details on the materials used and on the possible presence of harmful substances. The names of the businesses, the exact number of shops checked and the specific localities of the seizures were not disclosed in the sources acquired.

The violations are attributed to Legislative Decree 206/2005, the Consumer Code, which provides for administrative fines of up to 25,823 euros.

What was seized

For readers buying Halloween goods in Irpinia, the reported seizure focused on everyday seasonal categories: decorations for homes and shop windows, pumpkin baskets and small pumpkin lights, costumes and horror masks, false nails and various low-cost gadgets. These are the types of products cited in the Avellino operation.

What to check before buying

The Avellino case turned on labelling and product information. The sources describe two documented gaps: the lack of the minimum indications in Italian, and the lack of information on materials and on the possible presence of harmful substances. Shoppers can use the same points as a practical check at the shelf, looking for Italian-language product information and for stated information about materials.

The shop managers were reported to the Chamber of Commerce Irpinia-Sannio. The alleged violations fall under the Consumer Code, Legislative Decree 206/2005, with reported administrative penalties of up to 25,823 euros. No official Guardia di Finanza statement confirming the figures and timeline was included in the material reviewed.