Chemical products from Italy

40 EU Safety Gate alerts concern chemical products made in Italy. The first dates from 12 May 2020, the latest from 12 February 2026. In the last four complete quarters there were 5, about the same as the 5 in the four quarters before. The hazards named most often are chemical (98%) and burns (2%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are restricted chemical above the legal limit (85%), missing warnings or child-resistant closure (10%) and ingredient not allowed in cosmetics (2%). 20% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 10% name an online marketplace, most often Amazon and eBay. The most common outcome was sales ban (70% of EU alerts); 75% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lead, formaldehyde and lilial (BMHCA).