EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Hair treatment product Bionaza Cosmetics “KeraHair – Premiere Brazilian Keratin System” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0672/13
Summary
null The products pose a chemical risk because they contain 2.3% (Product 1.), 2.4% (Product 2.), 0.7% (Product 3.) and 2.6% (Product 4.) of free and liberated formaldehyde and 2.5% (Product 1. and 2.), 0.9% (Product 3.) and 2.5% (Product 4.) of free formaldehyde, above the permitted level (0.2%).The products do not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
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Product
Hair treatment product — Bionaza Cosmetics
- Brand
- Bionaza Cosmetics
- Name / model
- KeraHair – Premiere Brazilian Keratin System · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- 1. 5248700202 (946 ml)2. 5248700210 (473 ml)3. 5248700201 (236 ml)4. Unknown (119 ml)
- Category
- Cosmetics
- The product is sold in four formats: 1. plastic bottle with screw cap and blue label (946 ml); 2. plastic bottle with screw cap and blue label (473 ml); 3. plastic bottle with pump cap (236 ml); 4. plastic bottle with spray cap and blue label (119 ml).
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a chemical risk because they contain 2.3% (Product 1.), 2.4% (Product 2.), 0.7% (Product 3.) and 2.6% (Product 4.) of free and liberated formaldehyde and 2.5% (Product 1. and 2.), 0.9% (Product 3.) and 2.5% (Product 4.) of free formaldehyde, above the permitted level (0.2%).The products do not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
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: 14/02/2012
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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