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Strawberry Face & Body Scrub — recall A12/00013/24

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Germany · 2024-01-12 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/00013/24
Date of alert
2024-01-12
Country / jurisdiction
Germany
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Microbiological
Brand
pretty cowry
Product category
Cosmetics
Product type
Face and body cream
Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
6947835827096
Reported risk: Das Produkt ist mit aeroben mesophilen Bakterien (Burkholderia cepacia) kontaminiert, die Wundinfektionen, Lungenentzündung und Sepsis verursachen können, insbesondere bei immungeschwächten Personen. Das Produkt entspricht nicht der Verordnung über kosmetische Mittel.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator to whom the measure were ordered
Retailer
Category of measure
Recall of the product from end users
Date of entry into force
30/11/2023
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Retailer
Machine translation. This page was translated automatically from the English record we hold of the issuing authority’s notice. The English original is shown below and the authority’s own notice is linked above — both take precedence over this translation.

Product Name (original English): Strawberry Face & Body Scrub

Risk Description (original English): The product is contaminated with aerobic mesophilic bacteria (Burkholderia cepacia), which can cause wound infections, pneumonia and sepsis, especially in immunocompromised people.

Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10011271

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