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A12/0328/16

Teeth whitening strips

Crest · Whitestrips SUPREME

CosmeticsChemical
Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
Yes
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Requirements breached

The product contains hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching substance (measured concentration 12.7% by weight). Hydrogen peroxide at high concentrations causes skin irritation and is harmful if swallowed. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

  1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 22 February 2016

Product

Description
Teeth whitening strips in white and blue aluminium packaging; 2 strips in each packaging. Unregistered import by third-party distributor. The manufacturer did not produce it for direct distribution to consumers in the EU.
Brand
Crest
Batch
(L)5240V444

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/0328/16 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2016-011
Published
8 March 2016
Corrigendum
Notification A12/1352/15 has been withdrawn from Report 44-2015 at the request of the notifying authority as the product was a sample not intended for sale. Notification A12/0258/16 from Report 09-2016 has been updated at the request of the notifying authority in order to include two additional model numbers.

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