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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.
Bulgaria
Spray for the treatment of skin callus and hard skin contained Trisodium EDTA. The product has been recalled from end users.
Cyprus
A concealer (make-up) product was identified as being microbiologically contaminated with aerobic microorganisms. The products have been withdrawn from the market.
Germany
A skin lightening body lotion contained an excessive concentration of kojic acid, which can have adverse effect when used in large areas of the skin. The product has been withdrawn from the market and sales must stop.
Hungary
Several products including perfumes, hair gel, eau de toilette and after sun lotion were identified as containing BMHCA, which is not allowed in cosmetic products. The products were recalled from the end users and withdrawn from the market.
Italy
A powder eyeliner contained lead at a very high measured value. The product was banned from the market.
A body cream declared containing HICC, which is prohibited in cosmetic products. The product was banned from the market.
A lot of products were identified as containing BMHCA which is prohibited in cosmetic products. This includes eau de toilette, eau de parfum, eau de cologne, shower gels and foams, moisturising creams, body creams and body milks, make-up foundation and other make-up products, deodorants, aftershave lotions, soap bars and liquid, hand creams, shampoos, hair conditioners and masks, hair fixatives, sun and after sun lotions, and cleansing milk. The products were banned from the market.
Lithuania
A body oil was identified as containing BMHCA as declared on the product label, which is prohibited in cosmetic products. The product was withdrawn from the market.
Luxembourg
Several make-up products including lip pencil, lip liners, eyeliners were identified as containing PFOA-related compounds, which pose a risk to human health and the environment, meaning the products do not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation and REACH Regulation. The products have been withdrawn from the market.
An eye contour product was determined to be microbiologically contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The product was recalled from end users.
