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EU alerts on cosmetic products (Safety Gate)

6,236 alerts on cosmetic products were published by Safety Gate, the EU rapid alert system, between 18 February 2005 and 23 October 2026. The most cited substance is BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL (4,144 alerts). An alert targets a specific product, withdrawn, recalled or banned from sale, by a company on its own initiative or by order of a national authority.

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 GateEU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. weekly reports (CC0).

Most cited substances

SubstanceAlerts
BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL4,144
HYDROQUINONE309
METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE136
HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE135
METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE104
FORMALDEHYDE54
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE50
METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE AND METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE46
P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE46
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE39
LIMONENE39
LINALOOL38
CINNAMAL34
CITRONELLOL31
HEXYL CINNAMAL30

Alerts per year

YearAlerts
2026538
20251,708
20241,461
20231,088
2022206
202152
202094
201993
2018106
201763
201687
201546
201473
201392
201274
2011104
201066
200986
200855
200781
200646
200517

Monthly report: the figures for each month

All alerts, most recent first

Alert fields quoted in English, as published by the Commission.