Safety alerts: Cosmetics
3 931 safety alerts for Cosmetics in 36 months in Europe: notifying countries, risks and trend.
- Alerts, last 36 months: 3 931
- Last 12 months: 771
- Against the 12 before: -58%
- Median per month: 104
- Serious risk: 100%
- Median days from measure to publication: 276
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 | 36 |
| 2026-09 | 20 |
| 2026-08 | 18 |
| 2026-07 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 136 |
| 2026-05 | 47 |
| 2026-04 | 29 |
| 2026-03 | 42 |
| 2026-02 | 137 |
| 2026-01 | 73 |
| 2025-12 | 114 |
| 2025-11 | 108 |
| 2025-10 | 119 |
| 2025-09 | 41 |
| 2025-08 | 98 |
| 2025-07 | 179 |
| 2025-06 | 142 |
| 2025-05 | 189 |
| 2025-04 | 276 |
| 2025-03 | 136 |
| 2025-02 | 60 |
| 2025-01 | 246 |
| 2024-12 | 237 |
| 2024-11 | 101 |
| 2024-10 | 94 |
| 2024-09 | 51 |
| 2024-08 | 324 |
| 2024-07 | 146 |
| 2024-06 | 70 |
| 2024-05 | 192 |
| 2024-04 | 40 |
| 2024-03 | 167 |
| 2024-02 | 19 |
| 2024-01 | 20 |
| 2023-12 | 106 |
| 2023-11 | 107 |
By notifying country
| Country | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 519 | 64% |
| Czechia | 487 | 12% |
| Hungary | 403 | 10% |
| Germany | 71 | 2% |
| Sweden | 70 | 2% |
| Northern Ireland | 70 | 2% |
| France | 54 | 1% |
| Romania | 46 | 1% |
| Lithuania | 39 | 1% |
| Slovakia | 39 | 1% |
Most reported risks
One alert can have several, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
| Risk | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical | 3 847 | 98% |
| Microbiological | 53 | 1% |
| Environment | 20 | 1% |
| Health risk or other | 14 | 0% |
| Burns | 6 | 0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0% |
Most reported measures
| Most reported measures | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing ban | 2 964 | 75% |
| Withdrawn from the market | 714 | 18% |
| Recall from end users | 408 | 10% |
| Destruction of the product | 357 | 9% |
| Sales stopped | 145 | 4% |
| Import rejected at the border | 66 | 2% |
Stated origin, as published
| Stated origin, as published | Alerts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 364 | 35% |
| Unknown | 442 | 11% |
| France | 365 | 9% |
| Germany | 290 | 7% |
| Spain | 233 | 6% |
Latest alerts
| Published | Product | Country | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Cosmetics set | Czechia | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Cosmetics set | Czechia | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Perfume | Czechia | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Soap | France | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Eau de toilette | Italy | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Eau de toilette | Italy | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Eau de toilette | Italy | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Perfume | Italy | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Gel nail polish | Italy | Chemical |
| 2026-10-30 | Gel nail polish | Italy | Chemical |
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