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 bath 'cupcake' that looks like food.
Effervescent shea butter bath bomb
Brand
: Deunapieza
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Batch number:
Unknown
Country of origin
: Spain
Notifying country
: Spain
Danger
: The product presents a chemical and a choking risk.
Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead especially children to bite small parts from the soap, suck or ingest them, causing choking and/or possible chemical pneumonia.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation and the requirements of the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumer.
Measures ordered by public authorities to manufacturer
:
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Source
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Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 39
, European Union, 29/09/2017
