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Friday, October 14, 2022Products

Recall of products - 14 October 2022

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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 lightening cream containing an ingredient prohibited in cosmetics and a foundation contaminated by bacteria.

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Whitening cream

Brand: Dream Cosmetics
Name: Caro White

Barcode: 6181100530001
Batch number: A2.43594.A

Country of origin: Ivory Coast
Notifying country: Italy

Risk type: chemical
The product contains hydroquinone. Hydroquinone is a skin sensitiser and may cause allergic contact dermatitis.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures ordered by public authorities (to importer): withdrawal of the product from the market.

Foundation

Brand: M. Asam
Name: Magic Finish Supercharge Serum Foundation

Barcodes: 4049639427303, 4049639427327
Batch numbers: 145CC0101, 150CC010
Types: 120 soft ivory, 360 true beige

Country of origin: Germany
Notifying country: Germany

Risk type: microbiological
The product is microbiologically contaminated with the mesophilic bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa (measured value: 110 cfu/g). If used on damaged skin, or if it comes into contact with the eyes, the product may cause infection or irritation.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures ordered economic operators (to distributor): withdrawal of the product from the market, recall of product from end users.

Source
Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, Report 2022-41, European Commission, 14 October 2022

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