EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Shampoo/shower gel HIMALAYA — risk: microbiological
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0318/11
Summary
null The product poses a microbiological risk because of the presence of the presence of aerobic mesophilic bacteria at a count of 1.1 x 106 and 19 x 106 CFU/g. The liquid contains: - Enterobacter cloacae- Citrobacter freundii- Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp. pneumoniae- Pseudomonas putida.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
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Product
- Shampoo/shower gel (milky-white herb-scented viscose liquid) in a white plastic bottle with blue flip-top lid, 250 ml. Bottle reads, in German: "For hair and body with Aloe Vera, Neem, grapeseed oil"
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a microbiological risk because of the presence of the presence of aerobic mesophilic bacteria at a count of 1.1 x 106 and 19 x 106 CFU/g. The liquid contains: - Enterobacter cloacae- Citrobacter freundii- Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp. pneumoniae- Pseudomonas putida.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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