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Friday, January 15, 2021Recalls of products

Recall of products - January 15, 2021

Recall of product

Every week, dedicated European portals (Safety Gate for the European Union, Safety Database for the United Kingdom) list the non-compliant and/or dangerous products detected on the market by the control authorities. Here are the cosmetic products that are subject to a recall or a marketing ban this week: hair care that can be mistaken for food.

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Hair care

Brand: Garnier
Name: Fructis Hair Food

Barcode: 3600542315388
Type: 3600542315388

Country of origin: Unknown
Notifying country: Belgium

Risk type: chemical
Due to its characteristic appearance, form, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff. The product contains surfactants. These are foaming agents that, in case of vomiting, aspiration into the lungs can cause chemical pneumonia. Chemical pneumonia can be fatal in children and the elderly.
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food Imitating Directive

Measures taken by economic operators: Marking the product with appropriate warnings on the risks (by manufacturer).

Source
Safety Gate: Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products - most recent alerts, Report 2, European Commission, January 15, 2021

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