Product category · Updated Jul 22, 2026
Cosmetics & Personal Care recalls
Cosmetics and personal care product recalls
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 and NHTSA have published 1,388 cosmetics & personal care recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 1.3% of the 104,158-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 104,158-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 · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-08-25
Cosmetics & Personal Care recalls by year
2000–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 203
High severity
203 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
1,098 recalls
- Lower severity 87
Lower severity
87 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Drug
FDA Drug
865 recalls
- FDA Food
FDA Food
424 recalls
- CPSC 99
CPSC
99 recalls
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
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Nature Made(R) adult gummies Hair.Skin.Nails, 150 count, UPC 0-31604-04132-8-1
Pharmavite
OSSIE'S PICKLED LOX & CREAM, NET WT. 8 OZ., UPC 739885104113; -- Far Rockaway, NY 11691 --- The product is packed in a plastic deli tub.
SM Fish Corp.
Urea (50% Urea in a Cream Base), a) Net Wt. 5 oz (142 g), (NDC 42808-0200-05) b) Net Wt. 9 oz (225 g) (NDC 42808-0200-09), Rx Only, Manufactured in t…
Exact-Rx Inc
Remeven Cream, (50% Urea in a Cream Base), a) 5.0 oz (142 g) and b) 9.0 oz (255 g) tubes, Rx only, Manufactured by Sonar Products Inc, Carlstadt, N…
Stratus Pharmaceuticals Inc
Bactroban Cream, (Mupirocin Calcium Cream 2%), 15 gram tube, Rx only, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, Made in England, NDC 0029-1…
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC
Bactroban Cream, (Mupirocin Calcium Cream 2%), 30 gram tube, Rx only, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, Made in England, NDC 0029-15…
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC
Nu Skin Recalls Mist Diffusers Due to Risk of Mold Exposure (Recall Alert)
Puzhen Life Co. Limited
1% Clotrimazol cream, 30 mg tube, UPC 501318644335
Profarma Distributors LLC
Coppertone SUNSCREEN LOTION, CLEARLY SHEER, BROAD SPECTRUM SPF 50, 5 FL OZ (147mL), OTC, Dist by: Bayer HealthCare LLC, Whippany, NJ 07981 --- NDC 11…
Bayer Health Care LLC
Screenses Color Sunscreen, Tinted facial make-up compact, Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Light, 0.35 oz (10 g), Manufactured by Sesderma S.L., Valencia, Spai…
Sesderma, SL
Repaskin 50 (octocrylene 7%, titanium dioxide 2%) Body Lotion Sunscreen gel cream, Broad Spectrum SPF 50, 6.8 fl oz (200 mL) tube, over the counter, …
Sesderma, SL
Repaskin 50 (octocrylene 7%, titanium oxide 2%) Facial Sunscreen gel cream, Broad Spectrum SPF 50, 1.7 fl oz (50 mL) tube, over the counter, Manufact…
Sesderma, SL
Repaskin 30 (octacrylene 4%, oxybenzone 3%, octisalate 3%, octinoxate 3% Avobenzone 3%) Body Lotion Sunscreen gel cream, Broad Spectrum SPF 30, 6.8 f…
Sesderma, SL
Screenses Color Sunscreen Tinted facial make-up compact, Broad Spectrum SPF 50, Brown, 0.35 oz (10 g), Manufactured by Sesderma S.L., Valencia, Spain…
Sesderma, SL
Whole Foods Market Salted Caramel Swirl Brownie; Sold in 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: cane sugar, cage free eggs, expeller pressed canola oil, u…
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market Brownie Double Trouble; Sold as single (2 oz.) and 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, sugar, butter (paste…
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market Brownie Choc Full O' Nuts; Sold as single (2 oz.) and 4-pack (15 oz.) Ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, sugar, butter (pa…
Whole Foods Market
Zzang! Wowza Candy Bar,3 oz., packaged in reprinted cardboard boxes, UPC 8 44397 00072 0
Zingerman's Candy Manufactory
Zzang! Holiday 4 pack Candy Bars, 10.5 oz., packaged in preprinted cardboard boxes
Zingerman's Candy Manufactory
Kindest Kare Antimicrobial Foaming Handwash, Hand Soap, 0.75% Triclosan, 444 ml (15 fl oz) bottles, STERIS Corporation, 7501 Page Avenue, St. Louis, …
Steris Corp
Carbo-O-Philic 40 Cream 40% (Urea) tubes, a) 3 oz (85 g) (NDC 54162-640-03) , b) 7 oz (200 g) (NDC 54162-640-07), Rx Only For topical use only, Distr…
Geritrex Corp
E3 CREAM, Rx, compounded by Life Science Pharmacy Inc., Harriman, NY
Life Science Pharmacy Inc
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) : DHEA (De…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microni…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 91/9 (Estriol USP Micronized (E3)/Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)) : PROGESTERONE W/V (weight/volume) PLO (Pluronic F127 20% or Polox 20% gel) …
the Compounder
ESTRIOL 5 ESTRADIOL (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)) 0.95 ESTRONE (Estrone E1) Trit (Red)) 0.02 TEST (Testosterone USP) 0.75MG/ML W/V (weight/volume) …
the Compounder
BIEST TD 50/50 (Estradiol USP Micronized (E2)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3)) W/V (weight /volume) 2.5 MG/ML transdermal cream, dispensed in 10 mL prefi…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 89/11 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) W/V (weight/volume) VERSABASE 2.25MG/ML Transdermal cream, dispensed in 3 mL…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized): DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Micronize…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3)) W/V (weight/volume) 2.5MG/ML Transdermal cream, dispensed in a) 3 mL and b…
the Compounder
ESTRIOL (E3) W/V (weight/volume) VERSABASE [4714] 0.05% (0.5MG/ML) transdermal cream, dispensed in a) 1 mL and b) 3 mL prefilled, amber syringes, R…
the Compounder
ESTRIOL (E3) : ESTRADIOL (E2) (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)) : PROGEST (Progesterone USP) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) W/V (weight/volume) 2 :0.1 : 30 …
the Compounder
TRIEST 70/20/10 ( Estriol USP / Estradiol USP (E2) / Estrone (E1) Triturate) [909] 12.5MG/ML transdermal cream, dispensed in 1 mL prefilled amber sy…
the Compounder
ESTRIOL (E3) : ESTRADIOL (E2) (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)) : PROGEST (Progesterone USP) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) W/V (weight/volume) 2 :0.1 : 35 …
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) W/V (weight/…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 67/33 (Estradiol (E2) TRIT (YELLOW)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3)) W/V (weight /volume) 1.5 MG/ML Transdermal cream, dispensed in 3 mL prefill…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3)) W/V (weight/volume) 5 MG/ML Transdermal cream, dispensed in 10 mL prefille…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol USP Micronized (E2)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3)) W/V (weight /volume) 0.25 MG/ML Transdermal cream, dispensed in 10 mL pref…
the Compounder
ESTRIOL (E3) : PROGESTERONE W/V (weight/volume) 4.0 : 100 MG/ML Transdermal cream, dispensed in 3 mL prefilled, amber syringes, Rx only, The Compou…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microniz…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microniz…
the Compounder
ESTRIOL (E3) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) WV (weight/volume) 0.5MG : 2MG/ML Transdermal cream, dispensed in 3 mL prefilled, amber syringes, Rx only, Th…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 86/14 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) IN PLO GEL (Pluronic F127 20% or Polox 20% gel) 2.9 MG/ML Transdermal cream,…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) W/V (weight/volume) 1.0 :4.0 MG/ML Transdermal c…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (yellow) / Estriol USP Micronized (E3)): PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) W/V 2.5MG:100MG/ML Transdermal cream…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microniz…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microni…
the Compounder
BIEST TD 83/17 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) W/V (weight/volume) 1.2 MG/ML Transdermal cream, dispensed in 10 mL prefill…
the Compounder
ESTRIOL (E3) W/V (weight/volume) PGF 0.1% (1.0MG/ML) Transdermal cream, is dispensed in 3 mL prefilled, amber syringes, Rx only, The Compounder, 340 …
the Compounder
BIEST TD 50/50 (Estradiol USP Micronized (E2)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3)) W/V (weight /volume) 4.0 MG/ML transdermal cream packaged in 3mL syringes,…
the Compounder
What to do with this
Monitoring cosmetics & personal care? Start here.
- Check a specific product against the full federal archive before you use or buy it. Recall checker
- Most cosmetics & personal care recalls come from FDA Drug - browse that agency's full feed. FDA Drug recalls
- Sort the whole archive by severity to see the highest-risk active recalls first. Rankings
Recall categorization follows the issuing agency's product taxonomy; always confirm specifics on the official notice.
Nearby categories
Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.
Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
Category data as of Jul 22, 2026.
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC 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.