EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Hand disinfectant MissLife “MissLife Hand Cleanser Gel” — risk: health risk / other
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01137/20
Summary
The product contains methanol (measured value: 11.6 %), which is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Furthermore, the required hazard pictograms and warnings are missing. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity and flammability of the product. The packaging is not fitted with child-resistant fastening.Ingestion or contact with methanol may lead to blindness and death. The product…
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Product
Hand disinfectant — MissLife
- Brand
- MissLife
- Name / model
- MissLife Hand Cleanser Gel · 100ml Hand Cleanser
- Barcode
- 8681734013256
- Category
- Chemical products
- Trasparent hand cleanser gel.
What is the risk?
- The product contains methanol (measured value: 11.6 %), which is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Furthermore, the required hazard pictograms and warnings are missing. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity and flammability of the product. The packaging is not fitted with child-resistant fastening.Ingestion or contact with methanol may lead to blindness and death. The product does not comply with the Biocidal Products and the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 15/05/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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