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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
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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 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

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 · 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

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FDA Food Moderate Sep 14, 2016

Nature Made(R) adult gummies Hair.Skin.Nails, 150 count, UPC 0-31604-04132-8-1

Pharmavite

FDA Food Critical Aug 31, 2016

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.

FDA Drug Low Aug 31, 2016

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

FDA Drug Low Aug 31, 2016

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

FDA Drug Moderate Jul 27, 2016

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

FDA Drug Moderate Jul 27, 2016

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

CPSC No agency class Jul 21, 2016

Nu Skin Recalls Mist Diffusers Due to Risk of Mold Exposure (Recall Alert)

Puzhen Life Co. Limited

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 29, 2016

1% Clotrimazol cream, 30 mg tube, UPC 501318644335

Profarma Distributors LLC

FDA Drug Moderate Jun 15, 2016

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

FDA Drug Moderate May 18, 2016

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

FDA Drug Moderate May 18, 2016

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

FDA Drug Moderate May 18, 2016

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

FDA Drug Moderate May 18, 2016

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

FDA Drug Moderate May 18, 2016

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

FDA Food Moderate Mar 16, 2016

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

FDA Food Moderate Mar 16, 2016

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

FDA Food Moderate Mar 16, 2016

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

FDA Food Moderate Feb 17, 2016

Zzang! Wowza Candy Bar,3 oz., packaged in reprinted cardboard boxes, UPC 8 44397 00072 0

Zingerman's Candy Manufactory

FDA Food Moderate Feb 17, 2016

Zzang! Holiday 4 pack Candy Bars, 10.5 oz., packaged in preprinted cardboard boxes

Zingerman's Candy Manufactory

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 16, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 9, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Dec 9, 2015

E3 CREAM, Rx, compounded by Life Science Pharmacy Inc., Harriman, NY

Life Science Pharmacy Inc

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) : DHEA (De…

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microni…

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized): DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Micronize…

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

ESTRIOL (E3) : ESTRADIOL (E2) (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)) : PROGEST (Progesterone USP) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) W/V (weight/volume) 2 :0.1 : 30 …

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

ESTRIOL (E3) : ESTRADIOL (E2) (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)) : PROGEST (Progesterone USP) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) W/V (weight/volume) 2 :0.1 : 35 …

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : TESTO (Testosterone USP) W/V (weight/…

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microniz…

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microniz…

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microniz…

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

BIEST TD 80/20 (Estradiol (E2) Trit (Yellow)/Estriol USP Micronized (E3) : PROG (Progesterone USP Micronized) : DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone Microni…

the Compounder

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

FDA Drug Moderate Nov 18, 2015

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

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Data sources

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.