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European Commission records all-time high of dangerous cosmetics from China via Personal Care Insights

Beatrice Wihlander
24 April 2025

Cosmetic products from China have hit an all-time high in the European Commission’s (EC) safety alert system, leading the governing body to issue a warning. The alerts outline products that threaten human health and safety.

The EC’s monitoring system found that cosmetics accounted for most of the safety alerts (36%), with 40% of the total flagged items coming from China.

The EC’s recently released Safety Gate report for 2024 says: “The record number of [safety] alerts was broken in 2024, mainly due to the rise of alerts concerning cosmetic products since the year before.”

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