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Update on OPSS product safety alerts and reports of cosmetic products posing a risk to the health and safety of consumers.
Market surveillance authorities, including the Office for Product Safety and Standards and Local Authority Trading Standards, have responsibility for regulating product safety in the UK. The Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls area is used by UK 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. Weekly reports are issued on the website. The weekly reports only cover non-food consumer products; therefore, they do not cover food and drink, vehicles, or medicines and medical devices.
Unsafe products that pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers may be recalled.
CTPA regularly checks the notifications made via the rapid alert system website. For information, below are recent notifications made.
Eyelash and eyebrow tint with chemical risk due to claims that the product is PPD free, however, this claim was deemed misleading due to the presence of toluene-2,5-diamine. Toluene-2,5-diamine is a hair dye substance related to PPD and may produce an allergic reaction in users allergic to PPD. The products have been withdrawn from the market. Find more information on this topic at this CTPA news item.
Tooth lightening product with chemical risk as it contains an excessive amount of peroxide. The products were also not labelled with the required information as per Article 19 of the UK Cosmetics Regulation. The products were seized and destroyed.
Serum, body lotion, and face cream with chemical risk as they contain clobetasol propionate. The products have been withdrawn from the market.
Face cream and skin lightening cream with chemical risk as they contain hydroquinone. The products have been withdrawn from the market.
Perfume with chemical risk as it contains butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA). The products have been withdrawn from the market.
Body cream with chemical risk as it contains Betamethasone Dipropionate. The products have been withdrawn from the market.
