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Sunscreen milk – Herb LineTM

Serious risk Burns

Published by Safety Gate 31 Jul 2008In the weekly report of 1 Aug 2008 (week 30, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Sunscreen milk
Brand
Herb LineTM (2 alerts)
Type / model
Batch code: 27/05/2007; B.NO.01; MAY 2007; EAN: 8901059122151
Description
Natural sunscreen – white flat plastic tube with a transparent screw-top. The content of the tube is a white viscous fluid-body milk, contents 120g.The product is sealed in a shrink film. On the packaging there is the sticker with the following information: “Product name; Made in India; the name and the address of the importer, EAN, date of manufacturing, ingredients, volume 120g, guide for use”.
Risk
The product poses a risk of sunburn after sun exposure because it does not provide protection against solar radiation and therefore represents a health risk for the consumer. Consumers relying on the indicated protection factor would be exposing themselves to both an acute risk of sunburn and the long-term consequences of excessive exposure to sunlight, such as immunosuppression (especially in children), dry skin, keratosis and, in the worst case, skin cancer. The measured SPF (sun protection factor indicators) value of 3.6 does not meet the SPF factor declared on the label (25).The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC and Commission recommendation 2006/647/EC.
Measures
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market by the importer ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Czechia
Country of origin
India
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0814/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0814/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0814/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0814/08
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Other alerts for Herb LineTM

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0814/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-30 (XML)
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