Cosmetics & Personal Care Recalls in the EU 2024–2026

A continuously-updated index of 3720 serious cosmetics & personal care 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

Italy 2400
Czechia 482
Hungary 332
Sweden 70
United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland 70
Germany 66
France 49
Romania 46
Slovakia 39
Lithuania 38
Luxembourg 15
Spain 14

Most recent serious recalls

2025-03-21 · 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…
2025-03-14 · 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 the…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · 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 the…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · Hungary · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains hydroquinone and clobetasol propionate (measured value: 2.2% and 0.02%, respectively), which are prohibited in cosmetic products. Hydroquinone may cause an allergic skin reaction …
2025-03-14 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains clobetasol propionate (measured value: 0.05%, respectively), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. Clobetasol propionate is a corticosteroid that should only be applied if med…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains hydroquinone and clobetasol propionate (measured values: 4.5% and 0.06%, respectively), which are prohibited in cosmetic products. Hydroquinone may cause an allergic skin reaction…
2025-03-14 · Italy · Serious risk · official alert
According to the list of ingredients, the eau de toilette contains 2-(4-tert- butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (BMHCA), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. BMHCA may harm the reproductive system, ma…
2025-03-14 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains hydroquinone and clobetasol propionate (measured value: 3.7% and 0.01%, respectively), which are prohibited in cosmetic products. Hydroquinone may cause an allergic skin reaction …
2025-03-14 · Bulgaria · Serious risk · official alert
According to the ingredients list, the product contains Trisodium nitrilotriacetate. This substance is harmful if swallowed, causes serious eye irritation and can cause cancer.…
2025-03-14 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains hydroquinone and clobetasol propionate (measured value: 3.0% and 0.015%, respectively), which are prohibited in cosmetic products. Hydroquinone may cause an allergic skin reaction…
2025-03-14 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains clobetasol propionate (measured value: 0.05% by weight), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. This corticosteroid should be applied only if medically prescribed. Exposure to…
2025-03-14 · Czechia · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · Hungary · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · Hungary · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · Hungary · 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…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-14 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains hydroquinone and clobetasol propionate (measured values: 5.2% and 0.01%, respectively), which are prohibited in cosmetic products. Hydroquinone is a skin sensitiser and may cause …
2025-03-14 · 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 t…
2025-03-07 · Hungary · 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…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · 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 the…
2025-03-07 · Hungary · 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 t…
2025-03-07 · Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of thioglycolic acid (measured value: 3.1% by weight), that can irritate the skin, as well as BMHCA, which is prohibited in n cosmetic products. BMHCA may ha…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · 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 t…
2025-03-07 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of citral (measured value: up to 1,710 mg/kg). Citral causes skin irritation and may cause an allergic skin reaction. Moreover, the product contains allerge…
2025-03-07 · Hungary · 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…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · 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…
2025-03-07 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The product contains 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (BMHCA), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. BMHCA may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may c…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · 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 the…
2025-03-07 · Slovakia · Serious risk · official alert
The product is microbiologically contaminated with aerobic mesophilic bacteria (measured value up to 440 CFU/g). If used on damaged skin, or if it comes into contact with the eyes, the product may ca…
2025-03-07 · Hungary · 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…
2025-03-07 · Hungary · 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 t…
2025-03-07 · Czechia · 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…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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 t…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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 t…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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 t…
2025-02-28 · Hungary · 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 the…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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 the…
2025-02-28 · Hungary · 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 the…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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 t…
2025-02-28 · Hungary · 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 the…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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…
2025-02-28 · Hungary · 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 the…
2025-02-28 · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · Serious risk · official alert
The product has an excessive concentration of citral (measured value: 1.29 % by weight). Citral causes skin irritation and may cause an allergic skin reaction.…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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 t…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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 the…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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…
2025-02-28 · Czechia · 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 t…
2025-02-28 · Hungary · 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 t…

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.