TPO (gel nail photoinitiator): products flagged in official safety alerts

242 EU Safety Gate alerts concern products flagged for TPO (gel nail photoinitiator). The first dates from 30 October 2025, the latest from 30 October 2026.

Stands out

Compared with all 24,059 alerts, these stand out for nail polish and gel nails (100% here, 1% overall) and the reason “ingredient not allowed in cosmetics” (100% here, 22% overall).

Rank

In the 12 months to 30 October 2026, TPO (gel nail photoinitiator) ranked 4th of 20 chemicals by number of alerts (239).

Trend

In the last four complete quarters there were 234, up from 0 in the four quarters before.

Hazards

The hazards named most often are chemical (100%).

Why flagged

Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are ingredient not allowed in cosmetics (100%) and restricted chemical above the legal limit (1%).

Made in

30% were for products made in China, 21% were for products made in Italy and 14% were for products made in United States.

Products

The products flagged most are nail polish and gel nails (100%).

Sold online

1% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 0% name an online marketplace.

Outcome

The most common outcome was sales ban (83% of EU alerts); 100% included a measure ordered by an authority.

Reported by

The EU alerts were notified most often by the authorities of Italy (74%), Slovakia (13%) and Malta (6%).