EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
False nails K.nail “Art Nails” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1702/12
Summary
null The products pose a chemical risk because the glue contains dibutyl phthalate (DBP) which is prohibited in cosmetic products by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
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Product
False nails — K.nail
- Brand
- K.nail
- Name / model
- Art Nails · Professional Quality, 10 Different size Cut-Out, Natural Results every time
- Batch number(s)
- KP-805, KP-800
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Sets of plastic nails, different colours or decorations, with glue (5cm red/orange tube). Packed in a plastic bag attached to a cardboard label. On the back of the label are instructions for use and warnings in English. The composition of the product is mentioned only on the tube of glue “NAIL ADHES
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a chemical risk because the glue contains dibutyl phthalate (DBP) which is prohibited in cosmetic products by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
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