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 hand disinfectant whose labelling does not comply with the current regulations.
Facial sheet mask
Brand: Alvesta
Name: Hand Cleaning spray
Barcode: 3800230215819
Batch number: 10
• Country of origin: unknown
• Notifying country: France
Risk type: burns
The presence of alcohols is not accompanied by the appropriate hazard pictograms and warnings. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity and flammability of the product, which in the presence of an ignition source, could lead to a fire.
The product does not comply with the Biocidals Products and the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations.
Measures taken by economic operators: withdrawal of the product from the market (by distributor)
Source
• Rapid Alert System - Weekly Reports, Report 51, European Commission, December 18, 2020