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What's banned in Hungary?

Out of 46 things One Map has mapped, here is where Hungary stands.

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Banned in Hungary

• Energy Drinks for KidsBanned

  Since June 2025 shops can't sell or serve them to under-18s.

• Phones in SchoolsBanned

  Phones are handed in at the door and returned after classes.

• Dolphin ShowsBanned

  Bringing in, moving or putting a dolphin on display is illegal.

• Plastic BagsBanned

  Plastic bags 15-50 microns thick banned since July 2021.

• Potassium BromateBanned

  Not on the EU's list of allowed additives, so no bromate in bread.

• SpankingBanned

  Hitting your own kid is against the law here, since 2005.

• PufferfishBanned

  EU law: pufferfish can't be sold as food anywhere in the EU.

• LandminesBanned

  Joined the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty in 1998.

• Titanium Dioxide (E171)Banned

  Banned in food across the EU since August 2022.

• Plastic GlitterBanned

  Loose plastic glitter banned from sale since October 2023.

• Declawing CatsBanned

  Since 2012, surgery not done for the animal's health is banned.

• Animal Testing for MakeupBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

• Paid VacationMandatory

  20 working days a year, more with age.

Restricted in Hungary

• HomeschoolingRestricted

  Since 2019 a state office must approve it, case by case.

• SurrogacyRestricted

  It isn't on the health law's list of allowed procedures.

• Wild Circus AnimalsRestricted

  Elephants and apes banned now; a wider list starts 1 Jan 2027.

• Raw MilkRestricted

  Legal, but it must say: boil it before you drink it.

• Pepper SprayRestricted

  Pepper (OC) sprays banned in public; other sprays up to 20 g OK.

Allowed in Hungary

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