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Make-up set – POP

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 16 Apr 2009In the weekly report of 17 Apr 2009 (week 14, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Make-up set
Brand
POP (4 alerts)
Type / model
Code No. 2232
Description
Make-up beauty set, intended for use as a toy. The set consists of two lip-gloss in gel (orange and light green), a green liquid lip-gloss in a small bottle with brush, a pink blusher and various coloured eye-shadows. The set is packed in a mauve transparent bag (approx. dimensions: 20 cm x 15 cm x 3 cm), with a paper butterfly on the strap, bearing the appropriate warnings.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the migration of toxic heavy metals in the light green colour exceeds the maximum accepted limits. In particular, the migration of chromium (Cr) is 333 mg/kg (limit 60 mg/kg) and of lead (Pb) is 1647 mg/kg (limit 90 mg/kg). The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.3.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0517/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0517/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-14 (XML)
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