
Hand disinfectant
Hema · cleansing hand gel
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
Due to its characteristic form, appearance and packaging, consumers, especially children and debilitated people, may mistake the product for foodstuff and therefore swallow the liquid. Moreover, the product's packaging does not have the appropriate warnings. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity of the product, which could lead to burns.
Risk
Risque lié à l'ingestion de cette solution hydroalcoolique par de très jeunes enfants
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food imitating products Directive.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 25 October 2020
Product
- Description
- 100 ml of transparent alcohol-based hand sanitiser gel. The product was also sold online.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in a white and sky blue plastic pouch, closed by a screw cap.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01600/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-48
- Published
- 26 November 2020
- Modified
- 26 November 2020
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