Henna product
Malki Mumtaz · Henna Cone Mehndy
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Pakistan
- Notifying country
- Austria
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product contains phenol (measured value: 3.4 %). Phenol is corrosive, can cause eye and skin irritation or damage, and might be mutagenic.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 28 January 2020
Product
- Description
- Powder brown henna dye to be used for body painting and temporary tattoos. To be given as gifts in weddings. The product was also sold online.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in a plastic bag with multi-coloured printing on it inside a cone shaped printed cardboard box with a label.
- Brand
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00186/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-7
- Published
- 5 February 2020
- Modified
- 24 July 2020
- Corrigendum
- A11/00019/20 has been withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority, following a court decision.
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