Across the five reports published in May, the EU’s Rapex consumer alert system has recalled nine cosmetic products and three tattoo inks. Would you like to know the reasons for the recall of each of them? !Read more!
Rapex Report 3 May 2019
Rapex Report, May 2019 – During the first week of May, no products were withdrawn from the market, either in the cosmetics sector or by the Spanish authorities. Nor have there been any notable alerts regarding other self-care products.
Rapex Report 10 May 2019
In the report published on Friday 10 May, 34 products were withdrawn from the EU, none of them at the request of the Spanish authorities. Germany notified, within the cosmetics category, a skin-lightening spray, on the grounds that it contained hydroquinone and, consequently, fail to comply with Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products.
Report 17 May 2019
Of the 37 products recalled this week, 6 were cosmetics and 2 were tattoo inks. Among the cosmetics recalled was a face paint contaminated with mesophilic aerobic bacteria and five perfumery products, all of which were in the Czech Republic, for containing fragrances not declared in the list of ingredients.
Report 24 May 2019
It was a very quiet week for Rapex alerts. Only 26 products were recalled, none of them at the request of the Spanish authorities. The only item of note, outside the cosmetics sector, was a range of decorative candles manufactured by Bomb Cosmetics, which were recalled because they resembled food.
Rapex Report 31 May 2019
In the fifth and final report for May, 42 products were withdrawn from the market in the EU. Of these, two were cosmetics and one was tattoo ink.
The two cosmetic products withdrawn were a shampoo and shower gel, manufactured in Greece by Disney, due to microbiological contamination, and a skin-lightening product, manufactured in Italy and reported by France, which contained a high level of hydroquinone.
Rapex Report May 2019 – For further information on the Rapex system for hazardous non-food products intended for consumers in the EU, you can visit their website. Now in Spanish!