EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Hair treatment products Bionaza Cosmetics “Choco Hair – Brazilian Keratin Chocolate” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0636/13
Summary
null The products pose a chemical risk because they contain 1.8% (Product 1. and 2.), 1.4% (Product 3.) of free and liberated formaldehyde and 1.7% (Product 1.), 1.4% (Product 2.) and 1.2% (Product 3.) of free formaldehyde, above the permitted levels (0.2%).The products do not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
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Product
Hair treatment products — Bionaza Cosmetics
- Brand
- Bionaza Cosmetics
- Name / model
- Choco Hair – Brazilian Keratin Chocolate · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- 5248700206
- Category
- Cosmetics
- The product is sold in four formats: 1. plastic screw-cap bottle, brown label, spray (119 ml); 2. plastic screw-cap bottle, brown label (473 ml); 3. plastic screw-cap bottle, brown label (946 ml).
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a chemical risk because they contain 1.8% (Product 1. and 2.), 1.4% (Product 3.) of free and liberated formaldehyde and 1.7% (Product 1.), 1.4% (Product 2.) and 1.2% (Product 3.) of free formaldehyde, above the permitted levels (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
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