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: styling products containing ingredients prohibited in cosmetics.
Styling product
Brand: Imago
Name: Haircare 2 fasen
Barcode: 8718754320405
Batch number: 20I28
• Country of origin: Belgium
• Notifying country: Belgium
Risk type: chemical
The product contains cyclotetrasiloxane (measured value: 4%). Presence of cyclotetrasiloxane is forbidden by the the Cosmetics Regulation.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: withdrawal of the product from the market (by manufacturer)
Hand disinfectant
Brand: CoiffiCare
Name: Coifficare 2 en 1 - restructurant et démélant instantané - Cheveux secs et abîmés
Barcode: 3700200700713
Batch number: 20I28
• Country of origin: Belgium
• Notifying country: Belgium
Risk type: chemical
The product contains cyclotetrasiloxane (measured value: 4%). Presence of cyclotetrasiloxane is forbidden by the the Cosmetics Regulation.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: Withdrawal of the product from the market (by manufacturer)
Source
• Safety Gate: Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products - most recent alerts, Report 1, European Commission, January 8, 2021