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: make-up containing heavy metals and sunscreen containing methylisothiazolinone.
Eyeshadows palette
Brand
:
The Bronze Palette
Name
:
Eyeshadows
Country of origin
: Unknown
Notifying country
: Ireland
Danger
:
The product presents a chemical risk.
It
contains arsenic (measured value up to 4.87 mg/kg), lead (measured value up to 27 mg/kg), nickel (measured value up to 41.8 mg/kg) and chromium VI (measured value up to 43.6 mg/kg). Arsenic is carcinogenic, exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause irreversible neurotoxicity. Nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. Chromium VI is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to: Importer) : Destruction of the product
Lipstick
Brand
:
Matte Liquid
Name
:
Lipstick & Liner
Country of origin
: Unknown
Notifying country
: Ireland
Danger
: The product presents a chemical risk. It contains arsenic (measured value: 1.35 mg/kg), lead (measured value: 9.48 mg/kg), nickel (measured value: 8.03 mg/kg) and chromium VI (measured value: 16.3 mg/kg). Arsenic is carcinogenic, exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause irreversible neurotoxicity. Nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses. Chromium VI is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to: Importer) : Destruction of the product
Sunscreen
Brand
: Lovéa
Name
:
SPF 30 Haute Protection
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Barcode:
3506770303022
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Batch number:
0641C9901
Country of origin
: France
Notifying country
: Estonia
Danger
: The product presents a chemical risk. It contains methylisothiazolinone (MI) (measured value 0.011% by weight).Dermal contact with methylisothiazolinones containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Source
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Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 7
, European Union, 16/02/2018
