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Teeth Whitening Product – Smilefresh

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 30 Dec 2010In the weekly report of 31 Dec 2010 (week 52, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Teeth Whitening Product
Brand
Smilefresh
Type / model
Unknown
Description
3 teeth whitening syringes 4.5 ml packed in a white cardboard box. No English /Finnish labels except trade name “Smilefresh” and manufacturing and expiration dates.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because of concentration of carbamide peroxide. According to the specification received from the importer this product contains carbamide peroxide 22% which releases hydrogen peroxide 7.9% by calculation. Hydrogen peroxide and other compounds or mixtures that release hydrogen peroxide, including carbamide peroxide and zinc peroxide, the maximum concentration in oral hygiene products is 0.1% of H2O2 present or released. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
Measures
  • Import rejected by the customs authorities
Notifying country
Finland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1973/10
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1973/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-52 (XML)
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