Chemical products from Germany
17 official alerts and recalls concern chemical products made in Germany, 4 of them in 2025 (data to 1 October 2026).
17 EU Safety Gate alerts concern chemical products made in Germany. The first dates from 12 January 2021, the latest from 7 May 2026. The hazards named most often are chemical (88%), fire (6%) and other health risk (6%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are missing warnings or child-resistant closure (53%), restricted chemical above the legal limit (35%) and too flammable (18%). 35% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 12% name an online marketplace, most often Amazon. The most common outcome was withdrawn from the market (76% of EU alerts); 29% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lead, nickel and methanol.
- Alerts per €1B of EU imports, 2025
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- Sold online
- 35%
- Name a marketplace
- 12%
- Marked counterfeit
- 0%
Germany is in the EU: there is no extra-EU import figure to compare against.
Rates divide EU Safety Gate alerts by the value of extra-EU imports in the same customs codes (UN Comtrade, EU-27, converted from US dollars at the ECB annual average rate). They measure how often regulators flag products from this origin against the trade in them, not the share of products that are unsafe.
Official alerts and recalls per quarter
EU Safety GateQ4 2026 is incomplete: counted to 1 October 2026.
Show the numbers by year
| Year | EU Safety Gate | US CPSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
Why they were flagged
All reasons →-
53%, 9 alerts
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35%, 6 alerts
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18%, 3 alerts
What to test for
- Lead2
- Nickel2
- Methanol1
- Lilial (BMHCA)1
Substances named in the official risk descriptions, by number of alerts.
Most common hazards
Which authorities flag it
- Germany7
- France5
- Estonia2
- Sweden1
What happened to the products
- Withdrawn from the market76%
- Recalled from consumers41%
- Consumers warned29%
- Sales ban29%
Latest alerts
Download these 17 alerts (CSV) English column names; reuse with attribution to the official sources.
| Date | Product | Platform | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Queen bees marking paintVernis pour marquer les reines des abeillesmodel BW-B OQMC, BW-G OQMC, BW-R OQMC, BW-W OQMC, BW-Y OQMC Why: Too flammableRecalled from consumers · Withdrawn from the market | SR/01404/26 | |
| 2025-12-17 | Oxalic acidOxalsäure - Dihydrat Why: Missing warnings or child-resistant closureRecalled from consumers · Withdrawn from the market · Consumers warned | SR/04437/25 | |
| 2025-09-19 | GlueColle universelleBrand: Hema · model 81.04.0065 · barcode 8716618495443 Why: Missing warnings or child-resistant closure · Too flammableRecalled from consumers · Withdrawn from the market · Removed from online marketplace · Consumers warned | SR/02909/25 | |
| 2025-07-31 | Lamp oilKlarol - Lampenölmodel 1650, 7FJ4-K7FK-R008-JC2M · barcode 4009864016505 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureRemoved from online marketplace |
AmazonWording in the official record · found in the official product description Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0CB6DC559).Amazon → |
SR/02863/25 |
| 2025-07-08 | Paint stripperDécapant Brand: LIVOS, Taketi · model 1824, 1KH1-K04X-U002-9CN6, 554 Why: Missing warnings or child-resistant closureWithdrawn from the market · Consumers warned | SR/02513/25 | |
| 2024-05-02 | Disposable electronic cigaretteMango Mania, 50% H4CBDBrand: freigeist. · barcode 4060171 002384 · batch FG20230601 Why: Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales ban · Withdrawn from the market ordered | A12/01055/24 | |
| 2024-04-10 | Cleaning wipes for stainless steelStainless Steel Cleaner WipesBrand: SCRUBS Why: Missing warnings or child-resistant closureWithdrawn from the market | A12/00897/24 | |
| 2024-03-26 | Permanent makeupPurebeau „Cranberry“Brand: Purebeau · model Cranberry · batch 19819 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limitWithdrawn from the market | A12/00778/24 | |
| 2024-03-22 | Permanent makeupPurebeau "AB 02 Mediumbrown"Brand: Purebeau · model AB 02 Mediumbrown · batch 12123 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limitWithdrawn from the market | A12/00777/24 | |
| 2024-03-21 | Disposable e-cigaretteTangie HHCBrand: Cannamann Recalled from consumers · Sales stopped | A12/00742/24 | |
| 2023-11-15 | Single-use electronic cigarette50% HHC Mango Mania, Cactus Kush, Lemon OG, Grape Stuff, Sugar RushBrand: freigeist. · barcode 4060171001240 · batch BE20230115 Why: Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales ban · Other measure · Withdrawn from the market ordered | A12/01842/23 | |
| 2023-08-31 | VarnishimpregnanteBrand: MOTIP SPRAY · model MOTIP SPRAY BIANCO P15/21 EXP 15/31 400ML, MOTIP SPRAY NOCE CHIARO P19/21 EXP 19/31 400ML 8, MOTIP SPRAY TRASPARENTE P19/21 EXP 19/31 400ML · barcode 8711347262120, 8711347262144, 8711347262182 · batch P19/21 EXP 19/31 ,P15/21 EXP 15/31, P19/21 EXP 19/31 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban ordered | A12/02040/23 | |
| 2023-02-22 | Car windscreen washing fluidWinter screenwash Brand: ALL RIDE · model 13294 · barcode 8711326132949 · batch SFS 165 T-31 265 22 1201 04455 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureWithdrawn from the market · Consumers warned ordered | A12/00333/23 | |
| 2023-01-10 | Liquid for electronic cigarettesClass A Liquid OpiumBrand: Tom Klark's · batch 903048; 906048; 909048; 912061; 918084; 918086; 918087, A-922-01; A-922-02; A-922-03; A-922-01-06-1122-01; A-922-02-00-1022-01; A-922-02-03-1022-01; A-922-02-12-1022-01; A-922-02-18-1022-01 Why: Too flammableRecalled from consumers · Withdrawn from the market · Removed from online marketplace · Sales stopped ordered | A12/00038/23 | |
| 2022-08-19 | Textile freshenerTextilerfrischer SommerblumenBrand: Fresh&Dry, Woolworth · model Sommerblumen · barcode 2000007762589 · batch 101, 121, 266325/00/01, 410 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limitSales ban · Product destroyed · Recalled from consumers · Withdrawn from the market · Sales stopped | A12/01215/22 | |
| 2021-01-21 | Hand disinfectantSolenal To GoBrand: Solenal · model To Go · barcode 4260636050015 · batch 18032020 Sales ban · Recalled from consumers · Consumers warned |
AmazonWording in the official record · found in the official product description The product is sold online, in particular via Amazon.Amazon → |
A12/00074/21 |
| 2021-01-12 | Suspension oilCastrol Fork Oil 10WBrand: Castrol · barcode 4008177322501 Why: Missing warnings or child-resistant closureOther measure · Withdrawn from the market | A12/00032/21 |