Reason for the recall
- The product has been assessed as presenting a serious chemical risk due to the excess concentration of heavy metals.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Christmas Spirit Eyeshadow Palette sold via Alibaba
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Christmas Spirit Eyeshadow Palette sold via Alibaba
- Hazard: The product has been assessed as presenting a serious chemical risk due to the excess concentration of heavy metals.
- Corrective action: The products have been withdrawn from the market and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Cosmetics - Eyeshadow Palette
- Eyeshadow Colours
- tree, Santa, presents, star, snow man and reindeer
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Eyeshadow palette with six Christmas-themed powders.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious chemical risk due to the presence of excess concentrations of heavy metals. The eyeshadow powders were measured as containing 120 mg/kg of antimony and 226 mg/kg of Chromium. Chromium is prohibited for use in cosmetic products and can be harmful to human health. Further information on chromium can be accessed on Gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chromium-general-information-incident-management-and-toxicology/chromium-general-information.
- The product requires improvements to marking and labelling.
- The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 or the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
- Corrective action
- The product has been withdrawn from the market and destroyed.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Alibaba).
- Additional information
- PSD number: 2404-0168
- Notified by: Northern Ireland Environmental Health
What to do
- The products have been withdrawn from the market and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Cosmetics - Eyeshadow Palette
- Eyeshadow Colours
- tree, Santa, presents, star, snow man and reindeer
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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