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 hair dye containing an over-sensitizing ingredient and a heavy metal.
Hair dye
Brand: Color Mate 
Name: Hair Color
Type: Légère Brown 9.7
Batch number: 07
Barcode: 8 906016 050843
• Country of origin: India
• Notifying country: Germany
Danger: The product contains barium (measured value: 13.6 % by weight) as peroxide.
Barium peroxide is corrosive and irritant. Barium can be absorbed from the dye and have toxic effects on kidney and heart.
The product contains too much p-aminophenol (measured value: 13.6% by weight, final calculated concentration: 3.8%) and insufficient coupling agent.
Uncoupled p-aminopohenol is a strong skin sensitiser and may trigger allergic skin reactions.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): destruction of the product.
Source
• Rapid Alert System - Weekly Reports, Commission européenne, 01/02/2019.
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