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.
Bioprogram Newgex
Skin regenerator cream for permanent make-up and tattoo
Brand: Biotek
Batch number: IB05401
Expiration date: 2015-08
Country of origin: Italy
Notifying country: Netherlands
Danger: The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 1% cetrimide (mytrimonium bromide), as declared in the list of ingredients, which exceeds the permitted limit in cosmetics (0.1%) in Europe.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market.