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 scalp care product, a toothpaste and a mascara.
Scalp care product "Sorion Head Fluid"
Brand
:
Atrimed
• Barcode : 4 260393 230040
Country of origin
: India
Notifying country
: Germany
Danger : The product poses a microbiological risk because he product is contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and a high level of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (measured value >3000 cfu/g). There is a risk of contracting infections as the solution may come in contact with the mouth, hands and eyes. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)
Toothpaste Pure Herbal Ayurwedic
Brand
Vicco
• Batch number
:
06-2015
• Barcode
:
8901288210858
Country of origin
: India
Notifying country
: Slovakia
Danger : The product poses a microbiological and a chemical risk because t he total count of aerobic mesophilic bacteria in the toothpaste is too high (measured value up to 7100 cfu/g). There is a risk of contracting infections as the solution may come in contact with the mouth, hands and eyes. Moreover, the product contains the allergenic substances Eugenol and Limonene (0.052 % and 0.021 % by weight respectively) while they are not included in the list of ingredients. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Product Regulation. lation.
Measures adopted:
Recall of the product from end users (By: Distributor) - Ban on the marketing of the product (By: public authorities)
Volumizing & Lengthen Mascara
Marque
: Max & More
• Numéro de lot
:
06-2015
• Code barre
:
8733131203300
Pays d'origine
: China
Pays d'alerte
: Netherlandsl
Danger
:
The product poses a microbiological risk because it
contains the preservative benzisothiazolinone (BIT) (measured value: 4.7 mg/kg) and methylisothiazolinone (MI) (measured value 166 mg/kg). BIT and MI are sensitizing agents and may cause allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted
:
Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Importer)
Source
•
Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 05
, European Union, 03/02/2017
