EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Sunscreen ParaSol “Extreme Durability Sun Care” — risk: chemical, health risk / other
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03381/25
Summary
The product has an excessive concentration of the UV filters, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and Padimate-O (measured values: 12.8 % and 11.4 %, respectively). Moreover, the product includes inappropriate claims, such as "one application per day" and the labelling lacks warnings for sunscreen products. Therefore, the user can have serious sunburn. The product does not comply with the Recommendation on the efficacy of…
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Product
- Sunscreen, advertised as containing UVA and UVB protection and Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 10+.
What is the risk?
- The product has an excessive concentration of the UV filters, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and Padimate-O (measured values: 12.8 % and 11.4 %, respectively). Moreover, the product includes inappropriate claims, such as "one application per day" and the labelling lacks warnings for sunscreen products. Therefore, the user can have serious sunburn. The product does not comply with the Recommendation on the efficacy of sunscreen products and the claims made relating thereto nor with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 08/09/2025
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