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Friday, March 10, 2017Products

Recalls of products - March 10, 2017

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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 mini-cupcake that can be confused with food and an eyelash serum containing bimatropost.

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Mini Cupcake Cinnamon-Orange

Brand : Autour du Bain

• Batch number: No  160546 of 17/05/2016 – No 160733 of 18/07/2016 No 60818 of 17/08/2016 No 60858 of 24/08/2016 No 60956 of 22/09/2016 – No 161038 of 13/10/2016 No 161125 of 08/11/2016 No 161221 of 08/12/2016 No 161238 of 12/12/2016 No 170115 of 05/01/2017 No 170184 of 25/01/2017

Country of origin : France
Notifying country : France

Danger
: The product presents a chemical and a choking risk. Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead children to bite small parts from the soap, suck or ingest them, causing choking and/or possible chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation and the requirements of the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumer.

Measures adopted: Recall of the product from end users, withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Manufacturer).

Eyelash Enhancing Serum

Brand :  4 Long Lashes

• Type of model :  4 Long Lashes by Oceanic
• Barcode : EAN 5 900116 025018

Country of origin : Poland
Notifying country : Germany

Danger
: The product presents a chemical risk. The product contains the active substance bimatoprost, which could result in ocular and ophthalmic side effects (e.g. itching and swelling of the eyelids, eyelid inflammation, hyperpigmentation of the eyelids, conjunctival hyperaemia, eye pain or allergic reaction). The product does not comply with the requirements of the Cosmetic Product Regulation.

Measures taken by economic operators: Destruction of the product, Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor)

Source
Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 10 , European Union, 10/03/2017

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