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 23, 2026 | US | SHAMPOOS (HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING) Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 23, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | BRAND501 CORP | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | OCTISALATE (ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN) Made in South Korea | Kolmar Korea Co., Ltd. | NOT LISTED: Appears to be misbranded as defined in section 502(o) of the FD&C Act. Based on the information available to the FDA, it appears that the drug... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Cosmax Inc | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 21, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 19, 2026 | US | HAIR CONDITIONERS (HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING) Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 18, 2026 | US | CLEANSING (COLD CREAMS, CLEANSING LOTIONS, LIQUIDS, PADS) (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 18, 2026 | US | ZINC OXIDE (ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN) Made in South Korea | Kolmar Korea Co., Ltd. | FRNMFGREG: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded as defined in section 502(o) of... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 16, 2026 | US | SHAMPOOS (HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING) Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | MFR INSAN: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(1) in that the article appears to have been manufactured, processed, or... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 16, 2026 | US | OTHER HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING), N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | MFR INSAN: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(1) in that the article appears to have been manufactured, processed, or... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 16, 2026 | US | OTHER HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING), N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | MFR INSAN: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(1) in that the article appears to have been manufactured, processed, or... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 10, 2026 | US | EYE LOTION (EYE MAKEUP PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | GDK Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | REFUSE EI: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(1) in that the article appears to have been manufactured, processed, or... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Enprani Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Enprani Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Enprani Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Enprani Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Enprani Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | DENTIFRICES (AEROSOL, LIQUID, TOOTHPASTES, TOOTHPOWDERS), WITHOUT FLUORIDE (ORAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS) Made in South Korea | K.Boeun Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | FACE,BODY,AND HAND (EXCLUDING SHAVING PREPARATIONS) (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Dongkwang Pharm Co Ltd | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | CLEANSING (COLD CREAMS, CLEANSING LOTIONS, LIQUIDS, PADS) (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Enprani Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 9, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Enprani Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 8, 2026 | US | SHAMPOOS (HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING) Made in South Korea | Soleo Cosmetic CO.,LTD | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 3, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmax Inc | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 3, 2026 | US | OTHER COSMETIC AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | UNKNOWN | CSTIC LBLG: The labeling appears to fail to comply with cosmetic labeling requirements of Section 602(a), and/or (b), and/or (c), and as identified by 21... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | FACE,BODY,AND HAND (EXCLUDING SHAVING PREPARATIONS) (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | EYE MAKEUP REMOVER (EYE MAKEUP PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmax Inc | NO ENGLISH: Required label or labeling appears to not be in English in violation of 21 C.F.R. 201.15(c)(1). Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | NO ENGLISH: Required label or labeling appears to not be in English in violation of 21 C.F.R. 801.15(c)(1) Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | NO ENGLISH: Required label or labeling appears to not be in English in violation of 21 C.F.R. 801.15(c)(1) Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | COSMAX BTI | NO ENGLISH: Required label or labeling appears to not be in English in violation of 21 C.F.R. 801.15(c)(1) Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | OTHER MAKEUP PREPARATION, NOT FOR THE EYES, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | COSMAX BTI | NO ENGLISH: Required label or labeling appears to not be in English in violation of 21 C.F.R. 801.15(c)(1) Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | FACE POWDERS (MAKEUP PREPARATIONS, NOT FOR EYES) Made in South Korea | CREAM COSMAX CO. LTD | NO ENGLISH: Required label or labeling appears to not be in English in violation of 21 C.F.R. 201.15(c)(1). Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | FACE,BODY,AND HAND (EXCLUDING SHAVING PREPARATIONS) (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | NO ENGLISH: Required label or labeling appears to not be in English in violation of 21 C.F.R. 801.15(c)(1) Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | CREAM COSMAX CO. LTD | NO ENGLISH: Required label or labeling appears to not be in English in violation of 21 C.F.R. 801.15(c)(1) Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 2, 2026 | US | MOISTURIZING (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Sep 1, 2026 | US | OTHER HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING), N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | CSTIC LBLG: The labeling appears to fail to comply with cosmetic labeling requirements of Section 602(a), and/or (b), and/or (c), and as identified by 21... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 31, 2026 | US | OTHER SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS, N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Daewoong Pharmaceutical, Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 28, 2026 | US | OTHER HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING), N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | REFUSE EI: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(1) in that the article appears to have been manufactured, processed, or... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 28, 2026 | US | SHAMPOOS (HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING) Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | REFUSE EI: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(1) in that the article appears to have been manufactured, processed, or... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 26, 2026 | US | ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Kolmar Korea Co., Ltd. | FRNMFGREG: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded as defined in section 502(o) of... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | SHAMPOOS (HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING) Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Kolmar Korea Co. Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | ZINC OXIDE (ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN) Made in South Korea | Megacos Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Kolmar Korea Co. Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | HOMOSALATE (ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN) Made in South Korea | Cosmecca Korea Co., Ltd. | NOT LISTED: Appears to be misbranded as defined in section 502(o) of the FD&C Act. Based on the information available to the FDA, it appears that the drug... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | OTHER HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING), N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Nowcos Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN N.E.C. Made in South Korea | HINATURE | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Kolmar Korea Co. Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | SHAMPOOS (HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING) Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | FACE,BODY,AND HAND (EXCLUDING SHAVING PREPARATIONS) (SKIN CARE PREPARATIONS) Made in South Korea | MH AND COMPANY | CSTIC LBLG: The labeling appears to fail to comply with cosmetic labeling requirements of Section 602(a), and/or (b), and/or (c), and as identified by 21... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | HOMOSALATE (ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN) Made in South Korea | GREEN COS INC | UNAPPROVED: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be a new drug within the meaning of Section... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 25, 2026 | US | ULTRAVIOLET SCREEN/SUNSCREEN N.E.C. Made in South Korea | Kolmar Korea Co. Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | Source |
| Aug 23, 2026 | US | TONICS, DRESSINGS, AND OTHER HAIR GROOMING AIDS (HAIR PREPARATIONS, NON-COLORING) Made in South Korea | Seoul Cosmetics Co., Ltd. | DRUG GMPS: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the methods used in and controls used for the manufacture,... Import refusal | 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.
Korea's MFDS cosmetic recall data, U.S. FDA recalls (openFDA) and import refusals, the EU's Safety Gate alerts, and Health Canada recalls. Each row links the official record.
A recall removes products already on the market. An FDA import refusal means a shipment was refused entry at the U.S. border; it is not a recall and does not mean products on sale are affected.
It is the country of origin given by the official source. Korea's MFDS records are always Korean products; other sources show it only when they publish it.
The EU and Canadian sources cover all cosmetics. Use the “Made in South Korea” filter to see Korean products only.
Korean, U.S. and Canadian sources are checked daily; the EU's weekly reports are checked every week.