EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Skin cream “Kartoffel "Erdäpfel" Spezial Crème - special potato cream.” — risk: microbiological
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0266/13
Summary
null The product poses a microbiological risk because it contains a high level of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (up to 13 000 kbE/g). The product also contains an aerobic mesophilic bacteria count in a level higher than the guidance value of 1 000 kbE/g and a high level of enterobacteria.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
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Product
Skin cream
- Name / model
- Kartoffel "Erdäpfel" Spezial Crème - special potato cream. · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- 2208
- Category
- Cosmetics
- White plastic pot.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a microbiological risk because it contains a high level of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (up to 13 000 kbE/g). The product also contains an aerobic mesophilic bacteria count in a level higher than the guidance value of 1 000 kbE/g and a high level of enterobacteria.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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