EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
False nails “Instant French Nail” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1824/13
Summary
null The products pose a chemical risk because the glue contains dibutyl phthalate (DBP).
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HazardChemical
Notified byCzechia
Country of originPeople's Republic of China
Intended forConsumer
Product
False nails
- Name / model
- Instant French Nail · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- A set of pink plastic nails. Product packaging (dimensions:10 x 7cm) contains 12 pcs of nails and an orange tube of glue with a list of ingredients including dibutyl phthalate. On the back of the product, there are instructions for use and a warning in English, name of the country of origin and a li
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a chemical risk because the glue contains dibutyl phthalate (DBP).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 31/10/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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