EU alerts on cosmetic products: May 2020
Figures to cite
- In May 2020, the European Commission published 7 Safety GateEU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. alerts on cosmetic products, against 1 in April 2020 and 9 in May 2019. #
- Over twelve months (June 2019 to May 2020), 95 alerts were published, against 102 over the previous twelve months (-7%). #
- The most cited substance in May 2020 is BENZYL SALICYLATE (3 alerts). #
- Spain notified the most alerts in May 2020 (3). #
- 4 of these 7 alerts give a barcode. #
Safety Gate, EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products: cosmetic alerts from the weekly reports, retrieved 23 October 2026.
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate weekly reports (CC0).
Most cited substances
Notifying countries
| Spain | 3 |
| Czechia | 3 |
| France | 1 |
Countries of origin of the products
| People's Republic of China | 5 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
Recorded products concerned (pages in French)
- None of these alerts concerns a product whose composition is on this site.
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