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 beer bottle shaped bath product, a honey bottle shaped shower gel, a ketchup bottle shaped shower gel, a bottle-shaped bath foam of whipped cream and three shaped shower gels Of smoothie bottles. All these products present a risk of confusion, and, of ingestion for children.
Beer bottle shaped bath product
Brand : Gloss-whoopensocker
• Batch number : 0230-002
Country of origin
: China
Notifying country
: France
Danger : The products contain phenol (measured value up to 0.04% by weight) which is an irritant and can cause skin and eye damage. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products regulation.
Measures adopted: Recall of the product from end users, Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Honey-scented liquid soap
Brand : La Petite Épicerie de Paris
• Batch number
:
L15080101
• Barcode
:
3660173188980
Country of origin
: France
Notifying country
: France
Danger : The product may be mistaken for foodstuff due to its characteristic form, colour and size and has no child-resistant fastening. Children can easily open it and might be tempted to ingest it, causing chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Shower gel 'Tomato Leaf"
Brand : La Petite Épicerie de Paris
• Batch number
:
34-2S-808
• Barcode
:
3660173177236
Country of origin
: France
Notifying country
: France
Danger : The product may be mistaken for foodstuff due to its characteristic form, colour and size and has no child-resistant fastening. Children can easily open it and might be tempted to ingest it, causing chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Whipped-cream scented foaming soap
Brand : La Petite Épicerie de Paris
• Batch number
:
260123
• Barcode
:
3660173181585
Country of origin
: France
Notifying country
: France
Danger : The product may be mistaken for foodstuff due to its characteristic form, colour and size and has no child-resistant fastening. Children can easily open it and might be tempted to ingest it, causing chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Apple-Cactus-Cucumber Smoothie’ Liquid Soap
Brand : La Petite Épicerie de Paris
• Batch number
:
L16030803
• Barcode
:
3660173193236
Country of origin
: France
Notifying country
: France
Danger : The product may be mistaken for foodstuff due to its characteristic form, colour and size and has no child-resistant fastening. Children can easily open it and might be tempted to ingest it, causing chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Tomato-watermelon-melon
Smoothie’ Liquid Soap
Brand : La Petite Épicerie de Paris
• Batch number : L16031102
Country of origin
: France
Notifying country
: France
Danger : The product may be mistaken for foodstuff due to its characteristic form, colour and size and has no child-resistant fastening. Children can easily open it and might be tempted to ingest it, causing chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Lemon-orange-carrot smoothie
Smoothie’ Liquid Soap
Brand : La Petite Épicerie de Paris
• Batch number
:
16031101
• Barcode
:
3 660173 193250
Country of origin
: France
Notifying country
: France
Danger : The product may be mistaken for foodstuff due to its characteristic form, colour and size and has no child-resistant fastening. Children can easily open it and might be tempted to ingest it, causing chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted:
Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Source
•
Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 49
, European Union, 09/12/2016
