EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Hair Shampoo Manufaktura “Original Beer Cosmetics - Beer Hair Shampoo” — risk: health risk / other
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1684/12
Summary
null The product poses a health risk because the liquid contains 5.4 g/100g of anionic tenside which, if swallowed, may cause aspiration pneumonia. Due to its characteristic form, appearance and packaging, consumers may mistake the product for foodstuffs and therefore swallow the liquid.The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the…
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
Hair Shampoo — Manufaktura
- Brand
- Manufaktura
- Name / model
- Original Beer Cosmetics - Beer Hair Shampoo · Batch No 1 02.08.11/242, best-before date: 08/2014 6 M
- Batch number(s)
- 8591113006055
- Category
- Other - -
- Plastic bottle (20 cm tall) with approx. 2 cm opening, 3 adhesive labels, screw cap. Appearance: light brown viscous liquid. Odour: sweet, slight beer note. Taste: unpleasant but not bitter.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a health risk because the liquid contains 5.4 g/100g of anionic tenside which, if swallowed, may cause aspiration pneumonia. Due to its characteristic form, appearance and packaging, consumers may mistake the product for foodstuffs and therefore swallow the liquid.The product does not comply with the Directive 87/357/EEC on products which, appearing to be other than they are, endanger the health or safety of consumers.
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 ↗