Cosmetics from Switzerland
20 official alerts and recalls concern cosmetics made in Switzerland, 13 of them in 2025 (data to 1 October 2026).
20 EU Safety Gate alerts concern cosmetics made in Switzerland. The first dates from 10 March 2022, the latest from 27 May 2025. In the last four complete quarters there were 0, down from 14 in the four quarters before. The hazards named most often are chemical (95%) and microbiological (5%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are ingredient not allowed in cosmetics (100%) and microbial contamination (5%). 10% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 0% name an online marketplace. The most common outcome was sales ban (75% of EU alerts); 90% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lilial (BMHCA) and lead.
- Alerts per €1B of EU imports, 2025
- 15.23
- EU imports from Switzerland, 2025
- €854M
- Compared with other origins
- Moderate
- Sold online
- 10%
- Name a marketplace
- 0%
- Marked counterfeit
- 0%
Moderate: rank 6 of 8 origins with enough trade (higher rank = more alerts per dollar).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (to date) | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
Why they were flagged
All reasons →-
100%, 20 alerts
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5%, 1 alerts
What to test for
- Lilial (BMHCA)16
- Lead2
Substances named in the official risk descriptions, by number of alerts.
Most common hazards
Which authorities flag it
- Italy15
- Sweden2
- Czechia1
- Hungary1
What happened to the products
- Sales ban75%
- Sales stopped10%
- Temporary ban on supply5%
- Product destroyed5%
Latest alerts
Download these 20 alerts (CSV) English column names; reuse with attribution to the official sources.
| Date | Product | Platform | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | Skin creamPuractiva Bio-matifyng systemBrand: Arval · model 27004 · barcode 8025935270047 · batch F15S024 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01980/25 | |
| 2025-05-22 | Aftersun creamSolaire Long Bronze TimesBrand: Arval · barcode 8025935113061 · batch 11306 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01967/25 | |
| 2025-05-22 | Face creamDoctora night cream Brand: Arval · model F11N009 · barcode 8025935056023 · batch 05602 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01947/25 | |
| 2025-05-22 | Face creamDoctora - Beauty MaskBrand: Arval · model F12X007 · barcode 8025935056047 · batch 05604 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01948/25 | |
| 2025-05-22 | Body creampuractiva bio-balancing creamBrand: Arval · model 27005 · barcode 8025935270054 · batch F13X011 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01954/25 | |
| 2025-05-22 | Body conditionerPuractiva recetteBrand: Arval · model 27003 · barcode 8025935270030 · batch F13U008 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01979/25 | |
| 2025-04-15 | PerfumeBeautifulBrand: Estee Lauder Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01537/25 | |
| 2025-04-10 | PerfumeVelvet OrchidBrand: Tom Ford · barcode 88806602394 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01474/25 | |
| 2025-04-03 | Body lotionBrand: Bel Dam ® · barcode 47640108100108 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/01290/25 | |
| 2025-03-14 | AftershaveMuskBrand: DENIM · barcode 7640129895014 · batch 81J226-5 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsTemporary ban on supply ordered | SR/01003/25 | |
| 2025-01-30 | PerfumeDONNA KARAN NEW YORKBrand: DKNY · model BE DESIRED, 100% PURE NEW YORK · barcode 022548356777 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsProduct destroyed ordered | SR/00524/25 | |
| 2025-01-28 | Skin lightening creamlemon creamBrand: Civic · batch 29A816 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales stopped ordered | SR/00477/25 | |
| 2025-01-07 | PerfumeAromatics in BlackBrand: Clinique · barcode 020714805814 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | SR/00043/25 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Face creamActivapBrand: Arval · barcode 8025935270061 · batch 2706 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/03226/24 | |
| 2024-08-06 | Body milkOmnia CrystallineBrand: Bvlgari · model 92553 · barcode 783320925535 · batch 10B31DB1 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/02056/24 | |
| 2024-02-27 | Body lotionVitality lozione corpoBrand: Fenjal · model Vitality lozione corpo · barcode 76419164 · batch 04504 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/00498/24 | |
| 2023-08-22 | Sunscreen lotionSun MaxBrand: Herbioticum · model Sun Max 50+ · barcode 5999814122938 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01864/23 | |
| 2023-05-23 | AftershaveDENIM 1976Brand: DENIM · barcode 8717278897035 · batch 170524A Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales ban ordered | A12/01242/23 | |
| 2022-05-12 | Skin care oilBaby Pflegeöl Parfümfrei / Baby Oil frangrance free Calendula Brand: Weleda · model 7528 / 25173600/1; PZN 044170 27 (D) · barcode 4001638096560 · batch H 1201, H1207, H1213, H1214, J0101, J0202 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmetics · Microbial contaminationOther measure · Recalled from consumers · Withdrawn from the market | A11/00064/22 | |
| 2022-03-10 | Moisturizing skin lotionSkin Nouveau Milk Protein Body Milk LotionBrand: Skin Noveau · barcode 0753182120188 Why: Ingredient not allowed in cosmeticsSales stopped | A12/00424/22 |