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Hand disinfectant – Chemistplus “Gel Hand Sanitiser”

Serious risk Health risk / other

Published by Safety Gate 26 Nov 2020In the weekly report of 27 Nov 2020 (week 48, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hand disinfectant
Brand
Chemistplus
Name
Gel Hand Sanitiser
Batch
CP5L01
Barcode
0745125389592
Barcodes listed
0745125389592 (official alert record)
Description
Colourless, transparent liquid. Ingredients listed as Alcohol Denat, Aqua, Xantham Gum, Butanone, Glycerol, Isopropyl Alochol, Denatonium.
Risk
The product contains less alcohol than advertised (measured value as low as 22% by weight). Consequently, it has insufficient disinfectant properties, increasing the risk of infection for the user. The product does not comply with the Biocidal Products Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 4 Nov 2020
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01596/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01596/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-48 (XML)
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