Safety alerts: Chemical products
589 safety alerts for Chemical products in 36 months in Europe: notifying countries, risks and trend.
- Alerts, last 36 months: 589
- Last 12 months: 163
- Against the 12 before: -29%
- Median per month: 12
- Serious risk: 97%
- Median days from measure to publication: 39
Source: Safety Gate, European Commission. Data adapted by us (counted and aggregated). Weekly report of 2026-10-30. Sources and licences.
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Alerts per month
One Safety Gate report comes out each week, so a month with five reports looks higher. Compare whole years, not single months.
Alerts per month (month, alerts)
| Month | Alerts |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 19 |
| 2026-09 | 21 |
| 2026-08 | 9 |
| 2026-07 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-05 | 13 |
| 2026-04 | 34 |
| 2026-03 | 11 |
| 2026-02 | 11 |
| 2026-01 | 6 |
| 2025-12 | 5 |
| 2025-11 | 12 |
| 2025-10 | 44 |
| 2025-09 | 12 |
| 2025-08 | 19 |
| 2025-07 | 8 |
| 2025-06 | 19 |
| 2025-05 | 7 |
| 2025-04 | 23 |
| 2025-03 | 20 |
| 2025-02 | 30 |
| 2025-01 | 15 |
| 2024-12 | 10 |
| 2024-11 | 21 |
| 2024-10 | 17 |
| 2024-09 | 9 |
| 2024-08 | 33 |
| 2024-07 | 9 |
| 2024-06 | 8 |
| 2024-05 | 48 |
| 2024-04 | 11 |
| 2024-03 | 14 |
| 2024-02 | 21 |
| 2024-01 | 8 |
| 2023-12 | 13 |
| 2023-11 | 7 |
By notifying country
| Country | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 244 | 41% |
| France | 94 | 16% |
| Italy | 57 | 10% |
| Germany | 39 | 7% |
| Lithuania | 38 | 6% |
| Ireland | 24 | 4% |
| Malta | 19 | 3% |
| Estonia | 14 | 2% |
| Sweden | 11 | 2% |
| Luxembourg | 10 | 2% |
Most reported risks
One alert can have several, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
| Risk | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical | 566 | 96% |
| Fire | 7 | 1% |
| Health risk or other | 7 | 1% |
| Burns | 7 | 1% |
| Microbiological | 4 | 1% |
| chemical | 2 | 0% |
Most reported measures
| Most reported measures | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Withdrawn from the market | 300 | 51% |
| Marketing ban | 96 | 16% |
| Sales stopped | 84 | 14% |
| Recall from end users | 66 | 11% |
| Listing removed by the online marketplace | 59 | 10% |
| Destruction of the product | 50 | 8% |
Stated origin, as published
| Stated origin, as published | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 270 | 46% |
| Unknown | 56 | 10% |
| United States | 38 | 6% |
| Czechia | 37 | 6% |
| Spain | 35 | 6% |
Latest alerts
| Published | Product | Country | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | Nicotine pouch | Bulgaria | Chemical |
| 2026-10-16 | Liquid detergent | France | Chemical |
| 2026-10-02 | Disposable electronic cigarette | Lithuania | Chemical |
| 2026-10-02 | Disposable electronic cigarette | Czechia | Chemical |
| 2026-10-02 | Disposable electronic cigarette | Czechia | Chemical |
| 2026-10-02 | Disposable electronic cigarette | Czechia | Chemical |
| 2026-10-02 | Glue | France | Chemical |
| 2026-10-02 | Shoe glue | France | Chemical |
| 2026-10-02 | Tattoo ink | Germany | Chemical |
| 2026-10-02 | Tattoo ink | Germany | Chemical |
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