Hairclips
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- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product has an excessive concentration of benzene (measured value up to 2460 mg/kg). Benzene is mutagenic and causes cancer.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 30 June 2026
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 4 September 2026
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 4 September 2026
Product
- Description
- Pack of two decorative crab-shaped hairclips. All batches are concerned.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/02297/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-33
- Published
- 9 September 2026
- Modified
- 9 September 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/02311/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the risk description. Notification SR/02297/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken.
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