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Yucky Hands Hand Sanitiser Gel hand disinfectant — burns & fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsFireOther health riskDec 25, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Yucky Hands Hand Sanitiser Gel hand disinfectant — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Yucky Hands Hand Sanitiser Gel hand disinfectant — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Yucky Hands Hand Sanitiser Gel hand disinfectant — burns & fire risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product contains an insufficient amount of ethanol (measured value: 42,3 % by volume). Consequently, it does not kill bacteria or viruses, which could then reach the user, increasing the risk of infection. The product does not comply with the Biocidal Products Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

Colourless, transparent liquid to disinfect hands. The product was sold online, in particular via Amazon.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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