Sunscreen product – Acorelle “Sun oil”
Serious risk Health risk / other
- Product
- Sunscreen product
- Brand
- Acorelle
- Name
- Sun oil
- Type / model
- Ref 4602
- Batch numbers
- 8511L7301
- EAN code: 3700343046020
- Expire date 12/2017
- Batch as notified
- 8511L7301EAN code: 3700343046020Expire date 12/2017
- Barcode
- 3700343046020
- Description
- Sun oil packaged in a brown bottle with a white label. The product information is printed in white and orange. The bottle contains 75 ml.
- Risk
- null According to the ingredients list, this sunscreen product does not contain any of the UV filters listed in the Cosmetic products regulation, while sun protection can only be obtained by these UV filters. Instead, the product use karanja oil as a UV filter and the product is marketed as "sun oil high protection SPF 30" and "Sun oil effectively protects the skin from the harmful effects of UVA and UVB rays". A sunscreen product without any of the allowed UV filters presents a potential health risk when it comes to the effects of UVB and UVA radiation. According to the Commission recommendation on the efficacy of sunscreen products and the claims made relating thereto (2006/647/EC) sunscreen products need to protect against both UVB and UVA radiation in order to prevent sunburn and the damage linked to photo-ageing and induced photoimmunosuppression.
- Measures
- Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 1 Jun 2016
- Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the retailer · from 30 May 2016
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Country of origin
- France
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
- Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.
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