Chemical Products Recalls in the EU 2024–2026
A continuously-updated index of 555 serious chemical products recalls across the EU (2024-01-05 – 2026-11-06), compiled from the EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) and national consumer-protection authorities. Each entry links to the official government alert.
Where these recalls were reported
| Czechia | 243 |
| France | 80 |
| Italy | 49 |
| Germany | 38 |
| Lithuania | 32 |
| Ireland | 24 |
| Malta | 19 |
| Sweden | 11 |
| Estonia | 11 |
| Luxembourg | 10 |
| Bulgaria | 8 |
| Belgium | 8 |
Most recent serious recalls
2025-07-04 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product lacks the required labelling, child-resistant fastening and tactile warnings. The user is therefore not adequately informed about the risks when using this product and a child can access t…
2025-06-27 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product's labelling and packaging is not equipped with a tactile warning of danger. The user therefore lacks the necessary information about the dangers of the product, which is toxic if swallowed…
2025-06-27 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive volume of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 12.8 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (measured value: 23.6 mg/ml). This can lead to the accidenta…
2025-06-27 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive volume of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 12.2 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (measured value: 23.6 mg/ml). This can lead to the accidenta…
2025-06-27 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains nicotine and does not have a child-resistant fastening, is not tamper-proof, and does not have a mechanism that ensures refilling without leakage, which creates a health risk when…
2025-06-27 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product (lamp oil) contains a citronella perfume which is attractive to children. The product can cause death if swallowed and/or enters the airways.…
2025-06-27 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product is classified as a skin corrosive but its labelling and packaging is not equipped with a tactile warning of danger.The user therefore lacks the necessary information about the dangers.…
2025-06-27 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive volume of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 12.4 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (measured value: 23.5 mg/ml). This can lead to the accidenta…
2025-06-20 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product’s lacks the required labelling, child-resistant fastening and tactile warnings.
The user is therefore not adequately informed about the risks when using this product and a child can acces…
2025-06-20 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The product can contain an excessive amount of liquid (declared value: 10 ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Moreover, the product lacks a child-proof fastening a…
2025-06-20 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 9.5 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and m…
2025-06-20 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product lacks the required labelling and tactile hazard warning. The user is therefore not adequately informed about the risks involved in using the product. The product can cause fatal lung damag…
2025-06-20 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product does not have a child-resistant fastening. Users are not adequately warned about the dangers of a product that may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.…
2025-06-20 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
According to the list of ingredients, the product contains 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (BMHCA), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. BMHCA may harm the reproductive system, may harm th…
2025-06-20 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 9.4 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and m…
2025-06-20 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 9.5 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and m…
2025-06-13 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product (flammable oil) presents an aspiration hazard, but contains a citronella perfume. The product can be harmful if swallowed and/or enters the airways.…
2025-06-13 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid. This could lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can endanger the user’s safet…
2025-06-06 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains L-arginine, creatinine, caffeine, citrulline, taurine, beta alanine, and maltodextrins. When inhaled, these ingredients can irritate mucous membranes, causing nosebleed, infection…
2025-06-06 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of chloroform (measured value up to 1.28 % by weight). Chloroform causes skin irritation, can damage health if inhaled or swallowed and is suspected to cause…
2025-05-16 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
According to the pictogram on the product, it contains a highly flammable substance. If used for decorative purposes, the product presents a serious risk of fire.…
2025-05-09 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of liquid (declared value: 30 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (declared value: 50 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose…
2025-05-09 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of methanol (measured value up to 19% by weight). Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Ingestion of methanol can lead to …
2025-05-02 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of nicotine (declared value: 19 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endanger the sa…
2025-05-02 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 18.4 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may en…
2025-05-02 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of nicotine (declared value: 18 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endanger the sa…
2025-05-02 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of liquid (declared value: 30 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (declared value: 50 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose…
2025-04-25 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of nicotine containing liquid (declared value: 18 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and ca…
2025-04-25 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endange…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic and lead (measured value: 0.000097% and 0.0001% by weight, respectively). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, caus…
2025-04-18 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product does not have the required tactile warning of danger, indicating that the product is a skin corrosive and is not equipped with a child-resistant fastening, which will give easy access to t…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), notably benzo(a)pyrene (measured value: 0.0000078 % by weight). Moreover, the product has an excessive concentrat…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 0.0003% by weight). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.0002% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Moreover,…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 0.001 % by weight). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged…
2025-04-18 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of nicotine containing liquid (declared value: 20 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and ca…
2025-04-18 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (declared value: 50 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption…
2025-04-18 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 20 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (declared value: 50 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 0.0002 % by weight). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonge…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.0002% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 0.0009 % by weight). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonge…
2025-04-18 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt, arsenic, lead and nickel (measured value: 0.0015%, 0.0041%, 0.0018% and 0.0026% by weight, respectively). Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensiti…
2025-04-11 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 18 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (declared value: 50 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption…
2025-04-11 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of copper (measured value: 0.101% by weight). Copper can cause liver and kidney damage and might affect fertility.…
2025-04-11 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of nicotine (36.5 +/- 9.1 mg/kg). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may pose a risk to th…
2025-04-11 · Luxembourg · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 0.0008 % by weight). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolong…
2025-04-04 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product packaging is not equipped with a tactile warning of danger and the label does not include the full hazard statement. The user therefore lacks the necessary information about the dangers. T…
2025-04-04 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (30 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (50 mg/ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nic…
2025-04-04 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains allergenic fragrances (limonene, linalool, citral and geraniol), but lacks appropriate warnings on the label. These fragrances can cause allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised …
2025-03-28 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The labelling on the product does not include the appropriate hazard and warning information. The product packaging is not equipped with a tactile warning of danger. The user therefore lacks the neces…
2025-03-28 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The infuser could break when water above 60°C is used, causing burns to the user.…
2025-03-21 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
This product can be used for consumption of nicotine-containing liquid. As the refill opening of the electronic cigarettes can be easily opened and the refill opening does not have a mechanism to ensu…
2025-03-21 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains naphthalene, which is not authorised to be used in biocides. Naphthalene is irritant if inhaled or in contact with skin and might cause cancer.…
2025-03-21 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared volume: 21 ml). This could lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can …
2025-03-21 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt (measured value: 0.0001% by weight). Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer.…
2025-03-14 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine containing liquid. This could lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can endanger the user’s safet…
2025-03-14 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 8 ml), within the four 2ml pods. This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acut…
2025-03-14 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The labelling on the product does not include the appropriate hazard and warning information. The product packaging is not equipped with a child-resistant fastening nor with a tactile warning of dange…
2025-03-14 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains formaldehyde (measured value up to 0.0012%). Formaldehyde is a skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic reactions and may cause cancer.…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid. This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endanger the safety of the us…
Methodology & sources. Aggregated from official EU and national recall registers (primarily the EU Safety Gate / RAPEX) and reflecting each authority's own classification. ProductGuru is an independent information service, not a government body, and gives no medical, legal or financial advice — always consult the official source. Serious-risk consumer-goods recalls from 2024 onward. Free to cite with attribution.