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 children’s nail polish containing a too high concentration of preservative.
Nailpolish for kids
Brand: Soy Luna 
Name: Nail set
Batch number: 184126
Barcode: 8056379008064
• Country of origin: China
• Notifying country: Slovenia
Danger: The red nail polish contains too much phenoxyethanol (measured value: 1.4%).
Phenoxyethanol is haematotoxic and a mild irritant, and may damage blood and liver.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: recall of the product from end users (by retailer).
Source
• Rapid Alert System - Weekly Reports, Commission européenne, 25/01/2019.
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