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 hair dye that can cause allergies.
Hair colouring product
Brand
:
Gold
• Type of model:
Red Henna Kizil
• Barcode:
8691833395221
•
Batch number:
KZ002 (packaging) KZ001 (container)
•
Peremption date
: 04/2017
Country of origin
: Turkey
Notifying country
:
Germany
Danger
: The products present a chemical risk. According to the label, the product contains an ingredient, assumed to be 4-Amino-m-cresol. The substance is only permitted in oxidative hair colouring products with coupler substances and can cause allergic skin reactions and eye irritation. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted:
Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Measures ordered by public authorities:
Ban on the marketing of the product (By: Distributor)
Source
•
Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 16
, European Union, 21/04/2017
