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GEL WAX & SHINE — recall SR/01204/25

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Italy · 2025-04-04 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
SR/01204/25
Date of alert
2025-04-04
Country / jurisdiction
Italy
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
La Gardenia
Product category
Cosmetics
Product type
Hair wax
Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
6192428704395
Reported risk: Il prodotto contiene metilisotiazolinone (MI), che è vietato nei prodotti cosmetici leave-on. Il MI provoca gravi ustioni cutanee. Il prodotto non è conforme ai requisiti del Regolamento sui prodotti cosmetici.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator to whom the measure were ordered
Importer
Category of measure
Import rejected at border
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): GEL WAX & SHINE

Risk Description (original English): The product contains methylisothiazolinone (MI), which is prohibited in leave-on cosmetic products. MI causes severe skin burns.

Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10008970

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