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: 2026-08-28 · data since: 2022-05

5,092cosmetic recall alerts94%are chemical hazards377 recalls containing BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL

Recalls by year

2022
160
2023
1,089
2024
1,461
2025
1,708
2026
674

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

Last 24 months

2024-092026-08

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 METHYLPROPIONAL377
  2. HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE126
  3. HYDROQUINONE110
  4. METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE57
  5. METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE44
  6. LIMONENE23
  7. LINALOOL20
  8. SILVER20
  9. P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE19
  10. CINNAMAL17
  11. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE17
  12. Citronellol16
  13. BENZYL SALICYLATE16
  14. HEXYL CINNAMAL15
  15. FORMALDEHYDE14

Notifying countries

  • Italy3048
  • Hungary547
  • Czech Republic520
  • Sweden181
  • Romania129
  • Germany126
  • Ireland112
  • Lithuania97
  • France92
  • Slovakia43

Hazard type

Chemical
4,796
Microbiological
66
Other
230

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BeautyGuard, "Cosmetic recalls in numbers" — analysis of 5092 EU Safety Gate alerts, as of 2026-08-28. https://beautyguard.eu/en/recall-statistics

See also