You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, illegal, harmful… and are the subject of a recall or ban by the European sanitary authorities. Underneath, you may find all the cosmetic products targeted by the RAPEX alert system this week: a soap that can be mistaken for foodstuff, a cream containing a hazardous preservative, and make-up containing forbidden colorants.
Bath soaps
Brand: BadeFee 
Name: Pralinés de Bain
• Country of origin: Germany
• Notifying country: France
Danger: Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff.
This may lead consumers and specially children to put it in the mouth and ingest it, which could entail the risk of choking.
The product does not comply with Regulation 1223/2009/EC on cosmetic products and Directive 87/357/EEC concerning products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
Measures ordered by economic operators: withdrawal of the product from the market (by distributor)
Nursing Butter
Brand: Palmer`s 
Name: Nursing Butter with Pure Cocoa Butter
Barcode: 010181040375
Type: X5183E
• Country of origin: United States
• Notifying country: Estonia
Danger: The product contains the preservative methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI) (measured value: 0.00129%).
Dermal contact with MCI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis in sensitised persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by public authorities (to distributor): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures.
Make-up stick
Brand: Unknown 
Name: Schminkstift
Barcode: 4 012825 683029;
Batch number: 20820
Type: 650 831
• Country of origin: China
• Notifying country: Germany
Danger: The colour stick contains the red colouring agent CI 15585 which is not permitted in cosmetic products. In addition it contains the yellow colouring agent CI 21090.
Cosmetic products must not contain prohibited colorants.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: destruction of the product, withdrawal of the product from the market (by: importer)
Source
• Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 30, Union européenne, 27/07/2018.
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