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 toothpaste containing phenol and contaminated by bacteria.
Red Henna Paste Original
(Henna body colour)
Brand : Al Arabia
• Manufacturing date
: Avril 2015
•
Best-before date
:
Mars 2018
Country of origin
:
Pakistan
Notifying country
: Germany
Danger : The product poses a chemical risk because it contains phenol (measured value up to 1.84% by weight) which is an irritant and can cause skin and eye damage. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation 1223/2009.
Measures adopted: Recall of the product from end users (by retailer)
Source
•
Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 39
, European Union, 30/09/2016
