Last Friday, 19 February, the Rapex alerts 48 products were withdrawn by the European Commission. In Spain, only one toy dog, manufactured in China by the company Sirong, has been banned for non-compliance with the EU directive. Toy Safety Directive.
With regard to the cosmetics sector, The Czech Republic has withdrawn a hair care product, manufactured by Berrywell in Germany, for containing isobutylparaben as an ingredient, and therefore not complying with the EU directive. Regulation. Ireland has withdrawn a make-up cream, manufactured by ITP Imports in China, which has been banned for not complying with the EU's "no consent" requirement. Regulation as it contains mould.
Finally, we would like to point out that, within the chemicals category, Italy has withdrawn the tattoo ink Light Red, from the US company Eternal ink, for containing aromatic amines o-toluidine, 2,4-diaminotoluene and 2-methyl-5-nitroaniline. The reason why these ingredients are not allowed is that the Resolution ResAP (2008)1 of the European Council bans aromatic amines with carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic or sensitising properties in tattoo inks.