{
  "alert_number": "A12/00972/23",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-00972-23",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10008519",
  "safety_gate_published": "2023-04-27",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2023,
    "week": 18,
    "date": "2023-05-05"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Hair straightening gel",
  "brand_as_notified": "SoftLiss",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "SoftLiss",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/softliss"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Botoxgel & HairGel",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": "06433807893030643380789341",
  "barcodes": [
    "0643380789303",
    "0643380789341"
  ],
  "description": "Hair-straightening gels; Botoxgel and Magic Hair, volume: 473 ml. Expiration date: January 2025.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The product contains formaldehyde, which is forbidden in cosmetic products. Formaldehyde is a skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic reactions and may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "6 Apr 2023"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "6 Apr 2023"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Stop of sales",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "6 Apr 2023"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "6 Apr 2023"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Destruction of the product",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "6 Apr 2023"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures\nDate of entry into force: 06/04/2023\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace\nDate of entry into force: 06/04/2023\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales\nDate of entry into force: 06/04/2023\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 06/04/2023\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product\nDate of entry into force: 06/04/2023",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "United States",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "0643380789303",
      "0643380789341"
    ],
    "batches": [],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}