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Spooky Season Eyeshadow Palette sold via Alibaba — chemical risk

UK OPSSSerious riskChemicalApr 26, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Spooky Season Eyeshadow Palette sold via Alibaba — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product presents a serious chemical risk due to the presence of excess concentrations of heavy metals. The eyeshadow powders were measured as containing 141 mg/kg of antimony and 592 mg/kg of Chromium. Chromium is prohibited for use in cosmetic products and can be harmful to human health. Further information on chromium can be accessed on Gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chromium-general-information-incident-management-and-toxicology/chromium-general-information . The product requires improvements to marking and labelling. The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 or the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.

Remedy

The product has been withdrawn from the market and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Alibaba).

Product safety report

Measures taken

  • Destruction of the product
  • Removal of listing by online marketplace
  • Withdrawal of product from market

Product description

Eyeshadow palette with six Halloween-themed powders.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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