EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Nail modelling product "Maica Nail Liquid" — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0956/12
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 97.3% methyl metacrylate (MMA). In its assessment, the Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) considers the presence of methyl metacrylate (MMA) in concentrations of 80-90 % in such cosmetics to be strongly sensitising.
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Product
Nail modelling product "Maica Nail Liquid"
- Name / model
- br/>Product: Nail modelling product "Maica Nail Liquid"Brand: Maica
- Batch number(s)
- M12 J11
- Category
- Cosmetics
- White labelled container with white labelled plastic screw cap. The opening is sealed with a blue plastic stopper, filling quantity: 3 750 ml
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 97.3% methyl metacrylate (MMA). In its assessment, the Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) considers the presence of methyl metacrylate (MMA) in concentrations of 80-90 % in such cosmetics to be strongly sensitising.
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