Shaving kit
Bunzl Rafferty · Eco White Carton Shaving Kit GQGEN10059
CosmeticsMicrobiological
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The product is contaminated with bacteria of Burkholderia species and caused an outbreak. Burkholderia may cause infections such as pneumonia, wound infections and sepsis, especially in immunocompromised people and people with cystic fibrosis.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 21 October 2022
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 21 October 2022
Product
- Description
- Shaving kit consisting of a cream in a 10 ml white tube, and a double blade straw plastic razor.
- Packaging
- Mat white cardboard (size: 50x120x25mm).
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01569/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-45
- Published
- 1 December 2022
- Modified
- 21 December 2022
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/01569/22 has been updated with additional information regarding the batch numbers; batch 20-2708 was added.
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