Sponges for intimate care
natural intimacy · Intimcare Sponges
OtherHealth risk / other
- Country of origin
- Greece
- Notifying country
- Austria
What is the danger
The product is lacking instructions on the safe use of this product. The product may cause toxic shock syndrome (TSS), which is caused by toxins from the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium, which is present on or in the human body, if inserted in the body for several hours.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 3 September 2025
Product
- Description
- Light brown sea sponges intended for menstrual use.
- Packaging
- Multi-coloured printed folding cardboard box.
- Category
- Hygiene articles
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03346/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-38
- Published
- 19 September 2025
- Modified
- 3 December 2025
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