Menstrual cup
Menstruationstasse
OtherHealth risk / other
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Austria
- Sold online
- Yes
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
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 4 December 2025
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Menstrual cup made of translucent white silicone. Product sold online, in particular via Temu (unique product identifier: 601100165351839) and eBay.
- Packaging
- Cardboard box with adhesive label.
- Category
- Hygiene products
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/00257/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-5
- Published
- 26 May 2026
- Modified
- 26 May 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/00278/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/00304/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the measures taken. Notification SR/00338/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/00257/26: the notification has been updated with additional information on the product identification, traceability and measures taken.
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