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Update on EC product safety alerts and reports of cosmetic products posing a risk to the health and safety of consumers.
The European Commission Safety Gate is used by EU market surveillance authorities to notify unsafe and noncompliant products, including those that present a risk to the health and safety of consumers. The online system serves as a single rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products. All non-food products intended for consumers or likely under reasonably foreseeable conditions to be used by consumers are included within the scope, with the exception of pharmaceutical and medical products. This information is circulated among the competent authorities, through a network of national contact points.
CTPA regularly checks the notifications made via the rapid alert system website. For information, below are recent notifications made by the Member States.
Czechia
Body cream, hand gel, shampoo, hair gel, shower products, perfume and deodorant with chemical risk as they contain 2-(4-tert- butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (BMHCA). The products have been withdrawn from the market.
Germany
Skin lightening cream with chemical risk as it contains an excessive concentration of kojic acid. The products have been recalled from end users.
Soap with chemical risk as it contains limonene without proper labelling. Fragrance allergens are regulated under Annex III of both the UK and EU Cosmetics Regulations, limonene is listed in Annex III. All fragrance allergens present in a cosmetic product must be labelled if they are present within the product above 0.01% (for rinse-off products) or 0.001% (for leave-on products). Sales have been stopped.
Hungary
Perfume with chemical risk as it contains 2-(4-tert- butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (BMHCA). The products have been recalled from end users.
Lithuania
Deodorant with chemical risk as it contains 2-(4-tert- butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (BMHCA). The products have been withdrawn from the market.
Perfume and face cream with chemical risk as they contain 2 hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (HICC). The products have been withdrawn from the market.
Romania
Shower products, soap and perfume with chemical risk as they contain 2-(4-tert- butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (BMHCA). Sales have been stopped.
