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Hand disinfectant – Hema “cleansing hand gel”

Serious risk Fire, 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 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hand disinfectant
Brand
Hema (22 alerts)
Name
cleansing hand gel
Type / model
11.31.9023
Description
100 ml of transparent alcohol-based hand sanitiser gel. The product was also sold online.
Risk
Due to its characteristic form, appearance and packaging, consumers, especially children and debilitated people, may mistake the product for foodstuff and therefore swallow the liquid. Moreover, the product's packaging does not have the appropriate warnings. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity of the product, which could lead to burns. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food imitating products Directive.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 25 Oct 2020
Recall page
https://www.hema.com/fr-fr/service-clientele/avertissement-de-securite
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Poland
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01600/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01600/20Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01600/20
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Other alerts for Hema

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01600/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-48 (XML)
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