Nail art products… 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.
Acrylic Liquid - Purple
(Liquid for nail art)
Brand
: XO
Barcode
: 5060219230884
Batch number: LIQ-002305
Manufacturing date
: 0413
Country of origin : United States
Notifying country : Germany
Danger : The product is made of methyl methacrylate (100%), which has a high sensitisation/allergenic potential and can result in damages to nails and/or hands which can last for years. The BfR [German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment] in its Opinion No 014/2012 of 22 December 2011 classifies concentrations of 80- 90 % methyl methacrylate in nail art substances as hazardous to health.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market.
Liquid Monomer
(Liquid for nail art)
Brand : NaiLexus
Identification number : Charge Nr. 3F-0603-A-120
Country of origin : United States
Notifying country : Germany
Danger : The product is made of methyl methacrylate (100%), which has a high sensitisation/allergenic potential and can result in damages to nails and/or hands which can last for years. The BfR [German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment] in its Opinion No 014/2012 of 22 December 2011 classifies concentrations of 80- 90 % methyl methacrylate in nail art substances as hazardous to health.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market,
Liquid Monomer
(Liquid for nail art)
Brand : NaiLexus
Identification number : 3F-0925-A-130
Country of origin : United States
Notifying country : Germany
Danger
: The product contains a high amount of methyl methacrylate (96%), which has a high sensitisation/allergenic potential and can result in damages to nails and/or hands which can last for years. The BfR [German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment] in its Opinion No 014/2012 of 22 December 2011 classifies concentrations of 80- 90 % methyl methacrylate in nail art substances as hazardous to health.
In addition the product labelling does not comply with the mentioned Cosmetic Product Regulation.
Measures adopted: Withdrawal of the product from the market.
