OPSS Serious Chemical products
Product Safety Report: Home Beauty Original Natural Moth Balls sold via Amazon (2501-0066)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2501-0066
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious chemical risk as it contains naphthalene which is a banned, carcinogenic substance.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandHome Beauty
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Home Beauty Original Natural Moth Balls
- Brand
- Home Beauty
- Category
- Chemical products
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Home Beauty Original Natural Moth Balls
- Hazard: The product presents a serious chemical risk as it contains naphthalene which is a banned, carcinogenic substance.
- Corrective action: The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Chemical products - Mothballs
- Brand
- Home Beauty
- Amazon ASIN
- B0BYVZK9JW
- Product Description
- Mothballs supplied in blue plastic packaging with a picture of multiple mothballs printed.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious chemical risk as it contains naphthalene which is a banned, carcinogenic substance. Ingestion or inhalation of the chemical can cause irreversible damage to internal organs.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Enforcement Regulations 2008.
- Corrective action
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2501-0066
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Chemical products - Mothballs
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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