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Electric nose hair trimmer – Wellys for Men “Nasenhaarschneider”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 17 Nov 2020In the weekly report of 20 Nov 2020 (week 47, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Electric nose hair trimmer
Brand
Wellys for Men
Name
Nasenhaarschneider
Type / model
041526
Batch
CFG11046 (affixed to product)
Barcode
3574590415263
Barcodes listed
3574590415263 (official alert record)
Description
Electric nose hair trimmer, apparently made of grey plastic with black rubberised grip.
Risk
The plastic of the product in contact with skin contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), notably benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(a)anthracene and dibenzo(a,h)anthracene: (measured values: 20 mg/kg, 81.5 mg/kg and 2.3 mg/kg by weight respectively). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 22 Oct 2020
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · by the distributor · from 22 Oct 2020
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 22 Oct 2020
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
France
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01564/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01564/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-47 (XML)
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