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: counterfeit perfumes or perfumes containing unlabelled allergens.
Perfume
Brand: Elizabeth Arden 
Name: Sunflowers
Batch number: L7FB1
Barcode: 0 85805 96112 1
Type : K606400
• Country of origin: United Kingdom
• Notifying country: Czechia
Risk type: chemical
The perfume contains Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Citronellol, d-Limonene, Geraniol, Eugenol, Benzyl Benzoate and Farnesol (measured values: 1.2%, 0.93%, 0.43%, 0.41%, 0.31%, 0.22%, 0.15%, 0.13%, 0.11% and 0.092% by weight, respectively).
Since these substances, which can induce allergic reactions and sensitisation, are not indicated in the list of ingredients, consumers are not aware of their presence.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): Stop of sales.
Perfume
Brand: beautiful parfum 
Name: Fama
Type: 9806-50
Barcode: 6 937926 313225
• Country of origin: People’s Republic of China
• Notifying country: Czechia
Risk type: chemical
The perfume contains Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Linalool, Citronellol and Hydroxycitronellal (measured values: 0.11%, 0.054%, 0.044%, 0.038%, 0.025%, 0.024% and 0.011% by weight, respectively).
Since these substances, which can induce allergic reactions and sensitisation, are not indicated in the list of ingredients, consumers are not aware of their presence.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): withdrawal of the product from the market.
Perfume
Brand: Clair de Lune, So French 
Name: CDL 5
Batch number: 335
Barcode: 5 420069 002008
• Notifying country: Czechia
Risk type: chemical
The perfume contains Eugenol and Benzyl Salicylate (measured values: 0.0068% and 0.0034% by weight, respectively).
Since these substances, which can induce allergic reactions and sensitisation, are not indicated in the list of ingredients, consumers are not aware of their presence.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): withdrawal of the product from the market.
Counterfeit perfume
Brand: Chanel 
Name: Chance
• Notifying country: Czechia
Batch number: 026323
Risk type: Health risk
The product is counterfeit and lacks the compulsory human health safety evaluation.
Consequently, when used as leave on product it could lead to adverse health effects.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): stop of sales.
Source
• Rapid Alert System - Weekly Reports, Report 25, European Commission, June 19, 2020
