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 baby cream containing Propylparaben, an endocrine disruptor forbidden in products aimed to be applied on the nappy area of babies.
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Cream for babies
Brand
:
Cotton Tree
• Type of model:
Zinc and Castor Oil Cream
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Batch numbers
:
Zc 518 (11/2018); Zc 607 (04/2019); Zc 602 (02/2019); Zc 603 (02/2019); Zc 604 (02/2019); Zc 609 (06/2019); Zc 614 (09/2019)
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Barecode
: 5050375062726
Notifying country: Ireland
Danger : The product presents a chemical risk. It contains 0,1% of Propylparaben. This paraben has a potential endocrine disrupting activity. 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 30
, European Union, 28/07/2017
