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Product category · Updated Jul 22, 2026

Cosmetics & Personal Care recalls

Cosmetics and personal care product recalls

Total recalls
1,388
Top agency
FDA Drug
Years covered
2000–2026
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.
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Cosmetics & Personal Care ranks #9 of 12 among PlainRecalls categories by recall count (1,388 notices, 1.3% of the archive); 15% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA have published 1,388 cosmetics & personal care recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 1.3% of the 104,423-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #9 of 12. Of the 1,388 records graded for severity, 15% are high-severity. Most are issued by FDA Drug. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.

  • 1,388 total recalls
  • #9 of 12 among categories
  • 15% graded high-severity
  • FDA Drug top agency

Category snapshot

According to PlainRecalls' category ranking (distinct recall events, same sort as /category), Cosmetics & Personal Care is #9 of 12 (9th of 12) with 1,388 recalls, about 1.3% of the 104,423-record federal archive, with 203 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Drug.

1,388
total recalls
#9 of 12
category rank by events
15%
graded high-severity
FDA Drug
top issuing agency

Where Cosmetics & Personal Care sits among all 12 categories

Distinct recall-event inventory across every PlainRecalls product category. Cosmetics & Personal Care is marked; archive size reflects reporting volume, not inherent product danger.

Cosmetics & Personal Care vs all categories by recall count

Where this category's archive sits among every tracked product class

1,388 9th of 12 higher than 3 of 12 categories

Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory

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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-10-29

Do more recalls mean more Class I danger?

Cosmetics & Personal Care sits at the 14th percentile of category volume (1,388 recalls) and the 57th percentile of Class I rate (15.7% of agency-classified notices) among 7 categories with enough classified rows to measure, those two ranks are not interchangeable.

Each point is a product category plotted by total recalls (x) and Class I share of agency-classified notices (y). Crosshairs mark the within-sample medians (4,017 recalls · 15.7% Class I). Rate uses only rows with an agency Class I/II/III label, CPSC/NHTSA blanks stay out of the denominator. Medical Devices is the clearest volume-without-Class-I-density example in this release. Source: FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS & NHTSA public recall data as of 2026-10-29. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 7 entities by Total recalls (count) (X) and Class I share of classified (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large · Class I–heavySmaller · Class I–heavyLarge · fewer Class ISmaller · fewer Class I 010,00020,00030,00040,00050,000 0%20%40%60%80% Total recalls (count) Class I share of classified (%) Category volume vs Class I rate Signature insight Medical DevicesFoodDrugs & MedicationsChildren & Baby ProductsDietary SupplementsMeat & PoultryCosmetics & Personal Care
Each point is a product category plotted by total recalls (x) and Class I share of agency-classified notices (y). Crosshairs mark the within-sample medians (4,017 recalls · 15.7% Class I). Rate uses only rows with an agency Class I/II/III label, CPSC/NHTSA blanks stay out of the denominator. Medical Devices is the clearest volume-without-Class-I-density example in this release. Source: FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS & NHTSA public recall data as of 2026-10-29.
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Percentiles are within this release's classified-enough category sample. Class I % uses only agency-classified notices.

Category Recalls Vol %ile Classified Class I Class I % Rate %ile
Medical Devices 41,070 100 40,763 3,653 9% 14
Food 25,513 86 25,222 11,676 46.3% 86
Drugs & Medications 14,473 71 14,417 1,508 10.5% 29
Children & Baby Products 4,017 57 2,483 352 14.2% 43
Dietary Supplements 2,018 43 1,993 466 23.4% 71
Meat & Poultry 1,672 29 1,672 1,145 68.5% 100
Cosmetics & Personal Care 1,388 14 1,289 203 15.7% 57

Cosmetics & Personal Care recalls by year

2000–2026

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 89 42 95 61 106 82 68 122 73 46 91 33

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Jul 22, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
Source PlainRecalls index of federal feeds

Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.

Recalls in Cosmetics & Personal Care

Newest first · Page 15 of 28

FDA Food Moderate Apr 19, 2017

Salty Caramel Truffles are dark chocolate with salted caramel ganache, 3.9 oz (110g), individually wrapped in cellophane and then wrapped in a paper box. The label declared "***Salty Caramels***Cane sugar, cream, butter, golden syrup, sea salt, bourbon vanilla bean***".

Dolcetta Artisan Sweets
FDA Food Moderate Apr 19, 2017

Maple-Pepper Caramels are caramels with maple syrup and black pepper, 3.9 oz (110g), individually wrapped in cellophane and then wrapped in a paper box.

Dolcetta Artisan Sweets
FDA Food Moderate Apr 19, 2017

Salty Caramels are chewy caramels that are salty, 3.9 oz (110g), individually wrapped in cellophane and then wrapped in a paper box. The label declared "***Salty Caramels *** Cane sugar, cream, butter, golden syrup, sea salt, bourbon vanilla bean***".

Dolcetta Artisan Sweets
FDA Drug Moderate Apr 19, 2017

Double Hyaluronic 1000, 'AN OUNCE OF GOLD' Volumizing Day Cream, Broad Spectrum SPF 30+, (Octinoxate 7.725%, Oxybenzone 6.18%, Octisalate 5.15%, Avobenzone 3.09%), Net Wt. 1.8 oz. (51 g) jar, Distributed by Signature Club A, Ltd, Tampa, FL 33609.

Signature Club A Ltd
FDA Drug Low Apr 12, 2017

Ciclopirox Olamine Cream USP, 0.77%, packaged in a) 15 g tubes (NDC 0713-0638-15), b) 30 g tubes (NDC 0713-0638-31), and c) 90 g tubes (NDC 0713-0638-18), Rx only, Manufactured by: G&W Laboratories, Inc., South Plainfeld, NJ 07080.

G & W Laboratories, Inc.
FDA Food Moderate Mar 29, 2017

Route 11 Sour Cream & Chive Potato Chips2 oz bag (30/cs) Route 11 Sour Cream & Chive Potato Chips6 oz bag (12/cs)

Small Fry Inc.
FDA Food Critical Mar 29, 2017

Strawberry Cream gelato, 5 Liter & 4 Liter pans

Leo Leo Gelato
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 29, 2017

Desonide Ointment, 0.05%, NET WT 60 grams tubes, Rx only, E. FOUGERA & CO. A division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc., Melville, New York 11747, NDC 0168-0309-60

Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc.
FDA Drug Low Mar 29, 2017

A+D Diaper Rash Cream with Dimethicone 1% and Zinc Oxide 10%, Packaged in a) 1.5 oz (42.5g) ( UPC 041100811288), b) 3 oz 85g (UPC 041100811301), c) 4 oz (113g) (UPC 041100811325), Distributed by: Bayer Healthcare LLC, Whippany, NJ 07981

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

REVERSE DML LOTION (Ketoconazole 2%, Metronidazole 2%, sulfacetamide sodium 10%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

LP CREAM (Lidocaine 15%/Prilocaine 5%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

CUSTOM LIGHTENING/BRIGHTENING CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

TRI-BLEACHING CREAM (Retinoic Acid 0.1%, Hydroquinone 4%, Fluocinolone 0.01%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

HYDROCORTISONE 2.5% WITH ALOE VERA CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

CLOBETASOL 0.05% IN OLEA BASE, CLOBETASOL 0.05% IN OROBASE, CLOBETASOL 0.05% OINTMENT, CLOBETASOL 0.05%/ SODIUM, SULFACETAMIDE 10% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

INTIMATE BLEACHING CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

KOJIC ACID 8%/AZELAIC ACID 15% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

ULTRA LITE CREAM (Hydroquinone 8%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

CLARIFYING CREAM (Retinoic acid 0.025%, Salicylic Acid 1%, Green tea powder, Ascorbic acid 2%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

HYDROQUINONE CREAM in all strengths including 4%, 5%,6%, 7%, 8%, HYDROQUINONE 5%/KOJIC ACID 3% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

GENTLE SUPREME BLEACHING CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

ROSACEA CREAM ( Metronidazole 1%, Niacinamide 4%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

ENHANCED RETIN ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM, ENHANCED RETIN ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM 0.1%, ENHANCED RETIN 0.025% and 0.05%, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

UREA 40% Cream, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

AZELAIC ACID 15% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

SULFUR 5% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

SULFACETAMIDE 10%/HYDROCORTISONE 1% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

DUO Cream (Retinoic Acid 0.05%, Hydroquinone 6%, Kojic Acid 3%, Hydrocortisone 0.1%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

BLEACHING CREAM 0.1% CREAM, BLEACHING CREAM HQ4%, BLEACHING CREAM-NO HQ, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

ENHANCED RETIN ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

TRETINOIN CREAM in all strengths including: 0.1%, 0.05%, TRETINOIN GEL in all strengths including 0.1% and 0.05%, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

SUPREME BLEACHING CREAM (Retinoic acid 0.05%, hydroquinone 6%, kojic acid 3%, Alpha Arbutin OTC 2%, Azeliac acid OTC 2%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

RETIN-A 0.05% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

QUAD BLEACHING CREAM (retinoic acid 0.05%, hydroquinone 6%, kojic aid 3%, hydrocortisone 1%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

KETOCONAZOLE 2%/HYDROCORTISONE 1.5% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676.

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

HYDROQUINONE CREAM in all strengths including: 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%,10%, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

TRI-BLEACHING CREAM (Retinoic Acid 0.05%, Hydroquinone 4%, Fluocinolone 0.01%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

5-FLUOROURACIL IN VANICREAM, FLUOROURACIL in all strengths including 0.05%, 5% CREAM, FLUOROURACIL 4.9% IN CERAVE CREAM, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

GLYCOLIC ACID 15% LOTION, GLYCOLIC ACID 20% GEL, GLYCOLIC ACID 6% LOTION, GLYCOLIC ACID 5% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

TRETINOIN 0.02% IN OIL FREE CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

GENTLE BLEACHING CREAM (Retinoic Acid 0.025, Kojic Acid 3%,Hydrocortisone 1%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

TRI-BLEACHING CREAM HQ (retinoic Acid 0.05%, Hydroquinone 6%, Fluocinolone 0.01%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

METRONIDAZOLE 1% GEL, METRONIDAZOLE 1%/ NIACINAMIDE 4%/ AZELAIC CREAM 10% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

FLUORORACIL 0.05% CREAM, FLUORORACIL 5% CREAM, FLUOROURACIL 4.9% IN CERAVE CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

BRIGHTENING CREAM (Retinoic acid 0.1%, Hydroquinone 4%, kojic acid 3%, hydrocortisone 1%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

CLINDAMYCIN 1%, AZELAIC ACID 10% CREAM, CLINDAMYCIN 1.2%/ TRETINOIN 0.05% GEL, CLINDAMYCIN 1.2%/ TRETINOIN 0.1% GEL CLINDAMYCIN 2.5%, BENZOYL PEROXIDE 5%, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

ERYTHROMYCIN 2% IN CERAVE CREAM, ERYTHROMYCIN 3% / RETINOIC ACID 0.05%, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

BL 20%/4% CREAM, BLT 20%/6%/4% CREAM, BLT 20%/6%/6%, BLT 20% 8% 4% CREAM, BLT 20% 8% 4% OINTMENT, BLT 20% 8% 6% CREAM, BLT 20%/ 8% /8% OINTMENT, BLT 20%/ 8% /8% CREAM, BLT 20%/ 7%/ 7% CREAM, BLT 20%/ 10%/ 4% CREAM, BLT 20%/ 10%/ 10% CREAM, BLT 20%/ 20%/ 10% OINTMENT,BLT 7%/ 10%/ 7% CREAM, Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

TRI-BLEACHING CREAM (Retinoic Acid 0.05%, Hydroquinone 8%, Fluocinolone 0.01%), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx
FDA Drug Moderate Mar 22, 2017

CALMING CREAM (Hydrocortisone 2.5%, Aloe vera powder), Rx only, Synergy RX, 4901 Morena Blvd # 504-A San Diego, CA 92117 (855) 792-6676

Synergy Rx

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Nearby categories

Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.

Medical Devices

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25,513 recalls →

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14,473 recalls →

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8,938 recalls →

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4,017 recalls →

Household Products

3,574 recalls →

Data sources

Category data as of Jul 22, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Category counts and the year trend are computed across the full archive for cosmetics & personal care. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Jul 22, 2026.