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Sanrio Hello Kitty cosmetic bag — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentDec 12, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty cosmetic bag — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty cosmetic bag — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Sanrio Hello Kitty cosmetic bag — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 14.1% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. Additionally, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: 58098 mg/kg). SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (09/09/2025)
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other (09/09/2025)

Product description

Pink cosmetic bag with a transparent window. Product sold online, in particular via Temu (product identifier: 601100048460191).

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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