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.
Spazzola Progressiva – Fluido 2
Brand : Claudia Pazzini
Batch number :
PR.0104110
Barcode:
8 010820 012291
Expiration date:
EX.02-15
Country of origin : Italy
Danger : The product contains 1.77% of formaldehyde and does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
Measures adopted : Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.
Hair dye product "Color"
Brand : Silk Therapy USA
Barcode: SKU#CST030
Country of origin : United States
Danger : The product contains the colouring agent Phenazinium, 3,7-diamino-2,8-dimethyl-5-phenyl- and its salts (CAS-number 477-73-6) banned in Cosmetics Directive .
Measures adopted : Voluntary withdrawal of the product from the market.
Black Henna (hair dye)
Brand : Afrin´s
Barcode: 8906010540036
Country of origin : India
Danger : The product contains 10.9% of Para phenylenediamine (PPD) which is classified as potentially harmful to health. Oxidation hair dyes contain what are known as coupler substances, which bind the PPD and prevent any further reaction which would produce substances harmful to health. Because of the lack of coupler substances, this product is not an oxidising hair dye, for which the addition of PPD is permissible only up to a certain concentration under the Cosmetics Regulation.
Measures adopted : Voluntary withdrawal of the product from the market.