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.
Naturel cream
(Skin lightening cream)
Brand : H20 Jours
Barcode
: 6186000034086
Batch number
: 910813
Country of origin
: Italy
Notifying country : France
Danger : The product poses a chemical risk as it contains clobetasol propionate (declared value on packaging: 0.05% by weight), which belongs to the glucocorticoid class. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market.
Crème de Teint à la Carotène
(Skin lightening cream)
Brand : Akagni
Manufacturing date
: 30.1.2013
Expiration date
: 30.1.2015
Batch number
: 5319 or 5219
Country of origin
: Unknown
Notifying country : France
Danger : The product poses a chemical risk because it contains hydroquinone (value declared on the label up to 4.6% by weight). The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market.
Skin Light - Carrot
(Skin lightening cream)
Brand : Rodis
Expiration date
: 08 2016
Batch number
: 110127
Country of origin
: Italy
Notifying country : France
Danger : The product poses a chemical risk as it contains clobetasol propionate (declared value on packaging: 0.05% by weight), which belongs to the glucocorticoid class. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market.
Strong Cream
(Skin lightening cream)
Brand : MD
Batch number : 1360001
Country of origin
: Italy
Notifying country : France
Danger : The product poses a chemical risk as it contains clobetasol propionate (declared value on packaging: 0.05% by weight), which belongs to the glucocorticoid class. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market.
Trixo-lind pure Moisturising lotion
(Hand cream)
Brand : B. Braun
Barcode:
612449100550
Batch number :
13244M13 (distributed in the United Kingdom)
Types of model:
bottle 300 mL
Country of origin : Switzerland
Notifying country : Germany
Danger : The product poses a microbiological risk because it is contaminated by pathogenic organisms such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause severe infections. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market.
XHA
(Hair dye)
Brand : ArtKolor
Barcode:
4602121000073
Batch number:
08 08 16
Country of origin : Russian Federation
Notifying country : Lithuania
Danger : The product poses a microbiological risk because the total microbial count is too high (measured values up to 300000 CFU/ml). The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures adopted: Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures.
