EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Bath product Deunapieza “Bomba de bano efervescente y karité (Effervescent shea butter bath bomb)” — risk: chemical, choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1327/17
Summary
null Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the products may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead especially children to bite small parts from the product, suck or ingest them, causing choking and/or possible chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation and the requirements of the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are…
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Bath product — Deunapieza
- Brand
- Deunapieza
- Name / model
- Bomba de bano efervescente y karité (Effervescent shea butter bath bomb)
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Cupcake-shaped bath product, packaged in a plastic bag.
What is the risk?
- null Due to its characteristic form, colour and size, the products may be mistaken for foodstuff. This may lead especially children to bite small parts from the product, suck or ingest them, causing choking and/or possible chemical pneumonia. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation and the requirements of the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumer.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 01/06/2017
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗