Cosmetic recalls in numbers

Aggregate statistics of EU Safety Gate cosmetics alerts — from our database, fed daily by the European Commission's official system. The numbers on this page refresh automatically.

As of: 2026-09-05 · data since: 2022-05

5,095cosmetic recall alerts94%are chemical hazards4,171 recalls containing BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL

Recalls by year

2022
160
2023
1,089
2024
1,461
2025
1,708
2026
677

The first and current year cover partial data (the data window starts mid-year).

Last 24 months

2024-102026-09

Substances most often detected in recalled cosmetics

Regulated substances only (banned, restricted or allergens). Click through for the legal status and the full alert list.

  1. BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL4171
  2. HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE143
  3. HYDROQUINONE109
  4. METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE53
  5. METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE44
  6. LIMONENE23
  7. LINALOOL20
  8. P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE18
  9. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE17
  10. BENZYL SALICYLATE16
  11. Citronellol15
  12. HEXYL CINNAMAL15
  13. FORMALDEHYDE14
  14. GERANIOL13
  15. BENZYL ALCOHOL13

Notifying countries

  • Italy3049
  • Hungary547
  • Czech Republic522
  • Sweden181
  • Romania129
  • Germany126
  • Ireland112
  • Lithuania97
  • France92
  • Slovakia43

Hazard type

Chemical
4,799
Microbiological
66
Other
230

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BeautyGuard, "Cosmetic recalls in numbers" — analysis of 5095 EU Safety Gate alerts, as of 2026-09-05. https://beautyguard.eu/en/recall-statistics

See also