
Wet wipes
Conti · Wet Wipes Skin Cleansing Wipes
CosmeticsMicrobiological
- Country of origin
- UK
- Notifying country
- Ireland
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The product is microbiologically contaminated with the mesophilic bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa). This poses a risk of infection, particularly to persons/individuals in intensive care in hospitals or persons with a weakened immune system.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 14 April 2022
Product
- Description
- Wet wipes used for skin cleansing. The product was also sold online. All batches are affected.
- Packaging
- Soft plastic packaging of various dimensions in lime green colour or in light blue with a white corner. Cloths can be removed individually.
- Brand
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00748/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-20
- Published
- 16 May 2022
- Modified
- 16 May 2022
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, the notification type of alert INFO/00091/22 has been changed from "For Information" to "Art. 12 GPSD". The Case number was, therefore, automatically changed to A12/00748/22.
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