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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.
Sweden
Perfume with chemical risk as it contains butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA). Product import rejected at border.
Perfume with chemical risk as it contains hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (HICC or Lyral). Product import rejected at border.
Skin whitening cream with chemical risk as it contains hydroquinone. Product import rejected at border.
Skin whitening cream with chemical risk as it contains mercury. Product import rejected at border.
France
Hair mask with chemical risk as it contains butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA), methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MCI and MI). Products have been recalled from end users.
Ireland
Toothpaste with chemical risk as it contains sodium tetraborate (borax). Product import rejected at border.
