Official recall, safety alert and import refusal records for cosmetics and sunscreens from Korea (MFDS), the EU (Safety Gate), the U.S. (FDA) and Canada (Health Canada). Has a Korean product had problems in other countries? Filter by “Made in South Korea”.
| Date | Product | Firm | Reason | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | CA | Schwarzkopf Professional Osis Grip Mousse 6.76fl Oz/200ml | Injury hazard | Source | |
| Sep 4, 2026 | CA | Mumtaz - Herbal Kajal With Almond Oil for Sensitive Eyes and Al-Asmad Alharmain Zam Zam & Rose Water | Chemical hazard | Source | |
| Aug 5, 2026 | CA | RELLET Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydrating Spray | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Jul 13, 2026 | CA | Oribe Serene Scalp Densifying Shampoo | Product quality Type II | Source | |
| Jun 5, 2026 | CA | Renpure Tea Tree & Rosemary Scalp Rebalancing Shampoo & Conditioner | Microbial contamination | Source | |
| May 15, 2026 | CA | Asung Trading Inc. cosmetic products | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Apr 10, 2026 | CA | Axe deodorant body spray in various scents and Dove anti-perspirant in various scents | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Mar 13, 2026 | CA | Clore Beauty Supply cosmetics and chemical products | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Mar 12, 2026 | CA | Salt of the Earth Cedar and Amyris Replenish Cream | A chemical hazard | Source | |
| Mar 4, 2026 | CA | Essencia Basil and Essencia Bay Laurel essential oils | Chemical hazard | Source | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | CA | Foaming shampoo with ghassoul and tea tree | Chemical hazard | Source | |
| Feb 26, 2026 | CA | Tubby Tots Fizzy Flash Bath Magic | Injury and impact hazard | Source | |
| Feb 18, 2026 | CA | Maison Luce brand Sérum fortifiant Cils & Sourcils | Chemical hazard | Source | |
| Feb 17, 2026 | CA | Balm B’Y Lip Balm - Bubblegum Flavoured Lip Balm and Dildo Brewing Co. & Museum Sea Salt and Fog Artisan Beer Soap | The presence of prohibited ingredients | Source | |
| Feb 17, 2026 | CA | Haleine Fraîche oral hygiene product | A chemical hazard | Source | |
| Jan 21, 2026 | CA | Truly Tallow All-in-1 Mens Face + Body + Hair Whipped Tallow | A chemical hazard | Source | |
| Jan 14, 2026 | CA | Lake of the Woods Sunrise Soap Co. - Shades of Grey Bars of Soap | A chemical hazard | Source | |
| Jan 9, 2026 | CA | The Paris Apothecary Aristocrat Beard Oil and Beard Balm | A chemical hazard | Source | |
| Jan 8, 2026 | CA | Various Magic BM Products | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Dec 19, 2025 | CA | BEB Bubbly Wash | Microbial contamination | Source | |
| Dec 18, 2025 | CA | Mira Henna Cones | Chemical hazard | Source | |
| Nov 26, 2025 | CA | Various Everpro Gray Away Root Cover Up products | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Nov 7, 2025 | CA | Various HASK Dry Shampoo products | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Oct 21, 2025 | CA | Kao Cape - 3D Extra Keep Hair spray | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Oct 20, 2025 | CA | Aloxxi hair products | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Oct 17, 2025 | CA | INUWET brand scented and colored shower foams | Lack of mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Oct 7, 2025 | CA | Magic BM Trading Co. Ltd | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Oct 2, 2025 | CA | Rocco Donna Professional hair products | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Sep 25, 2025 | CA | No7 Restore & Renew Face & Neck Multi Action Day Cream SPF 30 | Other Type III | Source | |
| Sep 18, 2025 | CA | Rocco Donna Professional hair products | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Sep 8, 2025 | CA | Kids by Babyganics SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Totally Tropical (rollerball and continuous spray formulas) | Impurity Type II | Source | |
| Sep 5, 2025 | CA | Kids by Babyganics SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Totally Tropical (rollerball and continuous spray formulas) | Product quality | Source | |
| Aug 28, 2025 | CA | DESIGNME hair products | Improper labelling | Source | |
| Jul 31, 2025 | CA | REF Stockholm dry shampoo | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Jul 31, 2025 | CA | DESIGNME Hold.Me three way hairspray | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Jun 13, 2025 | CA | göt2b glued Blasting Freeze Spray | Missing mandatory hazard labelling | Source | |
| Jun 2, 2025 | CA | Arooj Henna Cones | Chemical hazard | Source | |
| Apr 30, 2025 | CA | Age Control Supreme Sublime Advanced Rich day cream | Microbial contamination | Source | |
| Mar 26, 2025 | CA | Various unauthorized health products promoted for lightening skin or treating skin conditions (such as eczema or psoriasis) | Unauthorized product | Source | |
| Feb 7, 2025 | CA | amika Mirrorball High Shine + Protect Antioxidant Shampoo | Microbial contamination | Source | |
| Nov 20, 2024 | CA | Castelbel Liquid Soap | Microbial contamination | Source | |
| Nov 4, 2024 | CA | Dead Down Wind Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Odourless Lip Balm | No Market Authorization Type III | Source | |
| Sep 18, 2024 | CA | Bloodline brand Tattoo Pigments | Potential microbial contamination | Source | |
| Sep 4, 2024 | CA | Sheer SPF 30 Mineral Tinted | Microbial Contamination Type II | Source | |
| Aug 22, 2024 | CA | 3-Colour Face and Body Paint | Chemical hazard | Source | |
| Aug 6, 2024 | CA | Various Alterna My Hair My Canvas products | Improper labelling | Source | |
| Jul 31, 2024 | CA | Various hair styling products from HD Lifestyle and Onely | Improper labelling | Source | |
| Jul 12, 2024 | CA | Lisap Foamy Up Professional Formula Color Mousse for Hair | Improper labelling | Source | |
| Jul 12, 2024 | CA | Oligo Blacklight Volumizing Shine Hairspray | Improper labelling | Source | |
| Jul 12, 2024 | CA | Alterna My Hair My Canvas City Slay Shielding Hairspray | Improper labelling | Source | |
| Jun 27, 2024 | CA | Suntegrity Impeccable Skin Sunscreen Foundation | Fungal Contamination Type II | Source | |
| Jun 20, 2024 | CA | StyleCraft Instinct Cordless Hair Clipper | Burn hazard | Source | |
| Apr 24, 2024 | CA | Shakeel Bhai Mehndi Waley Almas Henna Cones, Original Special Zeenat Henna Cones and Special Bridal Henna Cones | Chemical hazard | Source | |
| Mar 28, 2024 | CA | Henna cones | Chemical hazard - Product safety | Source | |
| Jan 4, 2024 | CA | HoMedics Therapist Select Percussion Personal Massagers | Fire and Burn Hazards | Source | |
| Dec 8, 2023 | CA | Mr. Gold Super Suds Shampoo Superior Surface Cleanser and Marine and Boat Vinyl & Rubber Protectant | Lack of appropriate packaging and labelling | Source | |
| Dec 1, 2023 | CA | Marcelle 40+ Anti-Wrinkle Cream | Microbial contamination | Source | |
| Aug 28, 2023 | CA | Daylogic Dry Shampoo Original | Improper labelling | Source | |
| Aug 10, 2023 | CA | Cantu Shea Butter Oil Sheen Deep Conditioning Spray | Improper labelling | Source | |
| Aug 3, 2023 | CA | “Yes To” brand tomatoes charcoal detoxifying daily cleanser, grapefruit daily facial scrub, and tomatoes detoxifying charcoal deep... | Presence of plastic microbeads | Source |
Sources: KR MFDS cosmetic recalls and sales suspensions (data.go.kr) · EU EU Safety Gate weekly reports, cosmetics alerts since 2015 (ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts) · US FDA Enforcement Reports for sunscreens (openFDA) and FDA Import Refusal Reports for cosmetics and sunscreens made in South Korea (accessdata.fda.gov) · CA Health Canada Recalls and Safety Alerts open data (recalls-rappels.canada.ca). An import refusal means the shipment was refused entry at the U.S. border; it is not a recall of products already on sale. Country of origin is shown as the source records it; Health Canada's open data does not give one.