EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Hair treatment product Plastica Dos Fios “Selagem Termica” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0657/13
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 7.7% free and liberated formaldehyde and 7.4% free formaldehyde, above the permitted levels (0.2%).The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
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Product
Hair treatment product — Plastica Dos Fios
- Brand
- Plastica Dos Fios
- Name / model
- Selagem Termica · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- 7898927206871
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Pink plastic bottle with a screw cap (1000 ml).
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 7.7% free and liberated formaldehyde and 7.4% free formaldehyde, above the permitted levels (0.2%).The product does 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
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