Cosmetic recalls — September 2025: 41 Safety Gate alerts

In September 2025, the EU Safety Gate system published 41 cosmetic recall alerts. That is 57 fewer than the month before.

Substances most often behind the recalls

Regulated substances only (banned, restricted or allergens); the number is the count of that month's alerts in which the substance was detected.

• HYDROQUINONE — 3
• ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE — 1
• LIMONENE — 1
• METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE — 1

Notifying countries

• Czechia — 10
• Ireland — 8
• Hungary — 7
• Germany — 6
• France — 4

Sample alerts from this month

• AGRAD SUN
• Extreme Durability Sun Care — ParaSol
• Unicorn The magical — ANYLADY
• Peach Dreams — SOSU Cosmetics
• KING WHITE EXTRA WHITENING CREAM

The full searchable list: cosmetic recalls — alert browser. Aggregate trends: recalls in numbers. Check your own product in the INCI checker.

This recap is generated automatically from the European Commission's Safety Gate data (methodology: how BeautyGuard works).