Every week, dedicated European portals (Safety Gate for the European Union, Safety Database for the United Kingdom) list the non-compliant and/or dangerous products detected on the market by the control authorities. Here are the cosmetic products that are subject to a recall or a marketing ban this week: a non-compliant hand disinfectant.
Hand disinfectant
Brand: Jaysuing
• Country of origin: People’s Republic of China
• Notifying country: Germany
Risk type: health
The product contains an insufficient amount of ethanol (measured value : 10% by weight).
Consequently, it does not kill bacteria or viruses, which could then reach the user, increasing the risk of infection.
The product does not comply with the Biocidal Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by economic operators: stop of sales.
Sources
• Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, Report 2020-45, European Commission, November 12, 2021