Shampoo and body shower
Victor
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product contains 1,4-dioxane (dioxane). Dioxane is prohibited in cosmetic products. Dioxane may cause cancer, causes serious eye irritation and may cause respiratory irritation. Moreover, the product contains 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (BMHCA). BMHCA may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause skin sensitisation. Additionally, the product contains an excessive concentration of methylisothiazolinone (MI) (measured value: 0.0041%). MI causes severe skin burns and eye damage, and may cause an allergic skin reaction.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 19 July 2024
Product
- Description
- Shampoo and body shower, 250ml
- Packaging
- Silver-coloured plastic bottle.
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/02679/24 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2024-38
- Published
- 17 September 2024
- Modified
- 17 September 2024
- Corrigendum
- A12/02670/24 An additional measure was added at the request of the notifying authority.
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