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Friday, March 2, 2018Recalls of products

Recalls of products - March 02, 2018

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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: nail polish containing potential endocrine disrupting and a cream containing forbidden preservatives.


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Nail polish

Brand : BNC manicure Miss Rou / DAEWON Cosmetics
Name : Super Nail Hardner

Country of origin : Unknown
Notifying country : Romania

Danger : The product presents a chemical risk. It contains dibutyl phthalate which is toxic to reproduction.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures ordered by public authorities: Withdrawal of the product from the market

Manicure mask

Brand : Bellitas Limited / Strictly Professional
Name : Manicure Mask

• Barcode:  5033940004659
Batch number:
BF 09

Country of origin
: Unknown
Notifying country : Ireland

Danger : The product presents a chemical risk. It contains tcontains the preservative methyldibromo glutaronitrile. This substance may cause skin irritation, an allergic skin reaction and respiratory irritation.The cream also contains isobutylparaben, as indicated in the list of ingredients on the packaging. This paraben has a potential endocrine disrupting activity.
These two preservatives are forbidden in cosmetic products in Europe. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures ordered by public authorities (to: Distributor) : Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures

Source
Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 8 , European Union, 02/03/2018

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