Teeth whitenening strips
Crest · Whitestrips
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product contains hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching substance (measured concentration up to 11.9% by weight).
Requirements breached
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
- Warning consumers of the risks Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 23 June 2018
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 23 June 2018
Product
- Description
- Teeth whitening strips. Unregistered import by third party distributor. The manufacturer did not produce it for direct distribution to consumers in the EU.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1267/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-036
- Published
- 29 August 2018
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum : Notification A12/0794/18 from Report-2018-023 has been amended to indicate the exact batch concerned
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