Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious chemical risk as when tested, the soap was found to contain 2.96mg/kg mercury. Mercury is prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
EVER Sheen Cocoa Butter Beauty Soap
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Country of origin
- Ivory Coast
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: EVER Sheen Cocoa Butter Beauty Soap
- Hazard: The product presents a serious chemical risk as when tested, the soap was found to contain 2.96mg/kg mercury. Mercury is prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
- Corrective action: Destruction of the product
- Product information
- Type
- Cosmetics – Beauty Soap
- Product identifiers
- Box marked Ever Sheen, Cocoa Butter, Beauty Soap, 200g, Siparco-CI, 01 B.P. 906 Abidjan 01
- Country of Origin
- Ivory Coast
- Product Description
- Brown card box containing a bar of orange soap in a clear plastic wrapper
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious chemical risk as when tested, the cream was found to contain 2.96mg/kg mercury. Mercury is prohibited for use in cosmetic products. Mercury was also not listed as an ingredient. The product was also missing some required labelling and incorrect names were used on the ingredient list. For more information on how exposure to mercury can affect your health visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mercury-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology/mercury-general-information
- The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 or the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
- Corrective action
- Destruction of the product.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2302-0010
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Destruction of the product
- Product information
- Type
- Cosmetics – Beauty Soap
- Product identifiers
- Box marked Ever Sheen, Cocoa Butter, Beauty Soap, 200g, Siparco-CI, 01 B.P. 906 Abidjan 01
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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