German and US products get RAPEX treatment
Lithuania and Ireland raise the alert on ‘dangerous’ products
The Lithuanian government has blocked sales of some German Biller's naturkosmetik skin creams because they contained a chemical preservative methyldibromo glutaronitrile banned under the EU cosmetics directive.
Ireland has withdrawn from sale the US-made Marcia Teixeira branded hair lotion Brazilian Keratin Treatment because of formaldehyde content deemed excessive under the directive.
The problems have been reported by the EU consumer protection warning service RAPEX, the EU rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products.