EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Hair treatment product Hair Go Straight “COCO Nouvelle Formule” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0189/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0.3 % of formaldehyde, above the permitted level of 0.2%. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
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Product
Hair treatment product — Hair Go Straight
- Brand
- Hair Go Straight
- Name / model
- COCO Nouvelle Formule · Batch n°: H1319C; 1000 ml
- Batch number(s)
- 7 29440 30800 1
- Category
- Cosmetics
- A 1-litre bottle containing pink-beige coloured liquid, packed in a clear plastic bag.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0.3 % of formaldehyde, above the permitted level of 0.2%. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/01/2014
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 15/01/2014
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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