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

2025-03-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 36 ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endange…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 36 ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endange…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 36 ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endange…
2025-03-07 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The product is not equipped with a child-resistant fastening, which creates a health risk when in the hands of children. Moreover, the product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (de…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an 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 user…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 36 ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endange…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 36 ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endange…
2025-03-07 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of methanol (measured value up to 44% by weight). Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Ingestion of methanol can lead to …
2025-03-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 36 ml). This can lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may endan…
2025-02-28 · Bulgaria · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 4 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may pose…
2025-02-28 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The product is not equipped with a child-resistant fastening, which creates a health risk when in the hands of children as nicotine is acutely toxic and may pose a risk to the safety of the user, part…
2025-02-28 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product is extremely basic (measured pH value: 12.5) and corrosive. The hazard classification of the chemical mixture is incorrect. Users therefore lack information about the dangers incurred when…
2025-02-28 · Bulgaria · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of nicotine (measured value: 23.16 mg/ml). This could lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can endang…
2025-02-21 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value: 3.61 mg/kg). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or re…
2025-02-14 · Sweden · Serious risk · official alert
The product is microbiologically contaminated with aerobic bacteria (measured value higher than 3500 CFU/ml). The bacterial contamination poses a risk of infection, particularly as tattoo ink is injec…
2025-02-14 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of methanol (measured value up to 17% by weight). Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Ingestion of methanol can lead to …
2025-02-14 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and ma…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 21 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 21 ml). This may lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and ma…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Belgium · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead and arsenic (measured values: 3.19 mg/kg and 3.64 mg/kg, respectively). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breas…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid. This may lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and may pose a risk to the saf…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 21 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Belgium · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead and arsenic (measured values: 3.74 mg/kg and 3.98 mg/kg, respectively). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breas…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Malta · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 32 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (measured value: 50 mg/ml). This could lead to the accidental consu…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 21 ml). This could lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can e…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 21 ml). This could lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can e…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 30 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-02-07 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (declared value: 21 ml). This can lead to the accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can end…
2025-01-31 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains fipronil, a substance that is toxic if swallowed, toxic in contact with skin, fatal if inhaled, and causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.…
2025-01-31 · France · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value up to 1.4 mg/kg). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or…
2025-01-31 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains d-limonene (measured value: 99% by weight). D-limonene may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. Moreover, the product does not have a child-resistant fastening, allowing chil…
2025-01-31 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of Isopropanol (measured value up to 0.03%). Isopropanol can cause serious eye irritation and may cause drowsiness or dizziness.…
2025-01-31 · Czechia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains an unknown amount of nicotine-containing liquid. This could lead to accidental consumption of a high dose of nicotine. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can endanger the user’s safety…
2025-01-31 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of methanol (measured value up to 23% by weight). Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Ingestion of methanol can lead to …
2025-01-31 · Germany · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.00019% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.…
2025-01-31 · Belgium · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of lead and arsenic (measured values: 3.74 mg/kg and 3.98 mg/kg, respectively). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breas…
2025-01-24 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value up to 1.58 mg/kg). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged o…
2025-01-24 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of antimony, arsenic, nickel, cobalt and lead (measured values up to 1.9 mg/kg, 7.4 mg/kg, 60 mg/kg, 11.4 mg/kg and 2.5 mg/kg, respectively). Antimony can ir…
2025-01-24 · Estonia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of cobalt (measured value up to 2.2 ppm). Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer.…
2025-01-24 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of antimony (measured value up to 1.58 ppm). Antimony can irritate the skin.…
2025-01-17 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value up to 3.89 mg/kg). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged o…
2025-01-17 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of methanol (measured value up to 7.6% by weight). Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Ingestion of methanol can lead to…
2025-01-03 · Iceland · Serious risk · official alert
The product can be easily opened. Children could be exposed to the nicotine containing liquid inside the product. Nicotine is acutely toxic and can endanger the user’s safety, notably if the product c…
2024-12-20 · The Netherlands · Serious risk · official alert
The product does not have the required tactile warning of danger and is not equipped with a child-resistant fastening, which will give easy access to the product.…
2024-12-13 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product is corrosive and does not have a child-resistant fastening. Users are not properly informed about the dangers incurred when the product comes into contact with the skin and eyes or if it i…
2024-12-13 · Lithuania · Serious risk · official alert
The product is corrosive and does not have a child-resistant fastening. Users are not properly informed about the dangers incurred when the product comes into contact with the skin and eyes or if it i…
2024-12-13 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 9.2 ml) and an excessive concentration of nicotine (measured value over 30 mg/ml). This could lead to the accidental …
2024-12-13 · Bulgaria · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive amount of nicotine-containing liquid (measured value: 20 ml) and contains an excessive concentration of nicotine (measured value: 42.7 mg/ml). This can lead to the accide…
2024-12-06 · Slovenia · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value up to 1.7 mg/kg). Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or…

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.