EU Safety Gate Reports on Natural-Origin Cosmetics, 2005-2023

Dorottya Koncz's data sheet analyzes reports from the European Union Safety Gate system between 2005 and 2023 concerning cosmetic products declared to be of natural origin. The document reports that 64% of flagged products contained unauthorized substances and 14% exceeded authorized limits. The analysis highlights the chemical and microbial risks in products marketed as natural.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the prevalence of unauthorized substances like Butylphenyl methylpropional (lilial) in cosmetic products based on the reported chemical risk data.
• Comparing rates of chemical contamination (79%) versus microbial contamination (12%) in flagged natural-origin cosmetics.
• Studying the regulatory gap and consumer safety implications for products labeled 'natural' based on the EU Safety Gate reports.

Strengths

• Covers an 18-year time range (2005-2023) of regulatory reports.
• Provides specific percentages for key findings, such as 64% of products containing unauthorized substances.
• Focuses on a specific and relevant consumer safety issue regarding 'natural' cosmetics.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The data is contained in a 736.1 KB DOCX file, which is a small and text-based format, limiting scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Dorottya Koncz.

Collection Method

Overview of reports from the European Union Safety Gate system.

Time Range

2005 to 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 05:47:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

European Union