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 bath soap that may be mistaken for a foodstuff.
Bath soap product
Brand: Bomb Cosmetics 
Name: Apple & Raspberry bath mallow
Barcode: 5037028259085
• Country of origin: United Kingdom
• Notifying country: France
Danger: Due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, this product may be mistaken for a foodstuff and small parts can be easily detached from it.
This may lead consumers, and specially children, to put them in the mouth and ingest them, which could entail the risk of choking.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation of with the requirements of the Food imitating Products Directive.
Measures taken by economic operators: Withdrawal of the product from the market (by retailer)
Source
• Rapid Alert System - Weekly Reports, Report 33, European Commission, 17/08/2018
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