EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
False nails Nerissa Professional Nail Care “Airbrush Nails” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0822/15
Summary
null The nail glue contains chloroform (measured value up to 6%). Chloroform in high doses causes skin irritation and can damage health if inhaled or swallowed. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
False nails — Nerissa Professional Nail Care
- Brand
- Nerissa Professional Nail Care
- Name / model
- Airbrush Nails · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Different sets of artificial nails in a pink and red cardboard packaging including 2 g of pink gel glue. The artificial nails come in various colours and patterns.
What is the risk?
- null The nail glue contains chloroform (measured value up to 6%). Chloroform in high doses causes skin irritation and can damage health if inhaled or swallowed. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 22/05/2015
- 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: 22/05/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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