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 shower gel contaminated with bacteria.
BodyWash
Diabetic Skin Care
Brand : DiaClin
Barcode
: 8714207351538
Batch number
: 14H271
Expiratipon date
: 08-2017
Country of origin : The Netherlands
Notifying country : The Netherlands
Danger : The product poses a microbiological risk because it is contaminated with a high charge of mesophilic aerobic bacteria, especially enterobacteriaceae (total measured value: 13500 cfu/g), posing a risk of infection, particularly to damaged skin. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market (by the manufacturer)
