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Herbal foot balm - Biocomfort Heilkräuter-Fussbalsam – Biocomfort

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 7 Feb 2008In the weekly report of 8 Feb 2008 (week 5, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Herbal foot balm - Biocomfort Heilkräuter-Fussbalsam
Brand
Biocomfort
Type / model
Lot No 7417 use-by date 05.09.
Description
White cream in a printed plastic bottle with screw cap, 200 ml.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the herbal foot balm contains high proportion of preserving agents, detected 137 mg/kg (105 mg/kg of 5-Chlor-2-methyl-3 (2H)-isothiazolon and 32 mg/kg of 2-Methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolon) whereas the maximum allowed limit is 15 mg/kg.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Austria
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0168/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-5 (XML)
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