Reported risk evidence comparison

Cosmetics: photoinitiators — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 234 official alert references published from 2025-11-07 to 2026-10-02. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including gel nail polish. The other 226 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about photoinitiators. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Dated official observations

Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism

The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.

Gel nail polish · SR/02676/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Greece · reported origin Greece

Reported product description: Gel nail polish, advertised as repairing, 15 ml. [1]
Reported risk explanation: The product contains Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO) (measured value 0,77 % by weight, which is prohibited in cosmetic products. TPO may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown [1]

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Gel nail polish · SR/01879/26

Report published 2026-06-26 · notifying country Italy · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Gel nail varnish, colours 266 and 264, 12 ml. [2]
Reported risk explanation: According to the list of ingredients, the product contains Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. TPO may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [2]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 25/09/2025 [2]

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Gel nail polish · SR/01903/26

Report published 2026-06-26 · notifying country Italy · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Gel nail varnish colours 268 and 271, 12 ml. [3]
Reported risk explanation: According to the list of ingredients, the product contains Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. TPO may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 25/09/2025 [3]

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Gel nail polish · SR/01904/26

Report published 2026-06-26 · notifying country Italy · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Gel nail varnish colours 272 and 273, 12 ml. [4]
Reported risk explanation: According to the list of ingredients, the product contains Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. TPO may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 25/09/2025 [4]

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Gel nail polish · SR/01887/26

Report published 2026-06-26 · notifying country Italy · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Gel nail varnish, colours 274 and 275, 12 ml. [5]
Reported risk explanation: According to the list of ingredients, the product contains Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. TPO may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 25/09/2025 [5]

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Gel nail polish · SR/01881/26

Report published 2026-06-26 · notifying country Italy · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Gel nail varnish, colours 276 and 278, 12 ml. [6]
Reported risk explanation: According to the list of ingredients, the product contains Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. TPO may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 25/09/2025 [6]

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Gel nail polish · SR/01897/26

Report published 2026-06-26 · notifying country Italy · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Gel nail polish in the colours 281 and 283, 12 ml. [7]
Reported risk explanation: According to the list of ingredients, the product contains Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. TPO may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 25/09/2025 [7]

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Gel nail polish · SR/01666/26

Report published 2026-06-12 · notifying country Italy · reported origin Italy

Reported product description: Gel nail varnish, advertised as strengthening, 14 ml. [8]
Reported risk explanation: According to the list of ingredients, the product contains Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (TPO), which is prohibited in cosmetic products. TPO may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 21/10/2025 [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

234 distinct official alert references, published between 2025-11-07 and 2026-10-02. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report year	Recorded alerts
2025	49
2026	185

Recorded risk labels within this evidence task

Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.

Chemical: 234 recorded references

Source selection, exclusions and calculation method

Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.

One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.

8 distinct descriptions displayed; 226 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {}.

These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.

Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.

Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

Photoinitiator identity and formula/version evidence — what evidence do we have?
If the formula uses a similarly named photoinitiator, confirm the precise identity, concentration, intended product use and batch/formula version. Check current market-specific rules and dates independently; do not translate the alert’s statement into an automated safety or legality determination.
Useful evidence: Quantitative formula, supplier identities/composition, product-use and curing context, batch/reformulation records and current legal/safety-assessment review.
Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?
Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.
Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.
Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?
Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.
Useful evidence: Supply-chain responsibility map, applicable-law review, investigation scope and documented decision/communication workflow.

Work packages and dependencies

Conditional: Product-risk evidence and operator-role review — Compare the reported cosmetic-product features and formula/label evidence with your formulation, use and markets. Review current ingredient conditions, safety-assessment inputs and RP/PIF responsibilities separately; an alert is not an automatic safety or legality determination.

Questions for providers

Which specific product features and reported risk mechanism make these cases relevant or irrelevant to our product?
What current legal, standards or scientific sources support your proposed investigation criteria, and what cannot be concluded from these dated alerts?
Which existing evidence can answer the risk question, what additional work is justified, and who owns any resulting corrective-action decision?

Sources and data dates

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