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Face mask – Kurku-Ma “ANTI=IMPERFECTIONS”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 25 Mar 2025In the weekly report of 28 Mar 2025 (week 13, 2025)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Face mask
Brand
Kurku-Ma
Brand as notified
KURKU-MA
Name
ANTI=IMPERFECTIONS
Description
Face mask, 120 g. Product sold online, in particular via alibaba.com
Risk
The product has an excessive concentration of antimony, arsenic, selenium, barium, cobalt and zirconium (measured value up to 0.10 mg/kg, 0.75 mg/kg. 1.05 mg/kg, 25.9 mg/kg, 0.12 mg/kg and 7.16 mg/kg, respectively). Antimony can irritate the skin. Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. Selenium may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause skin sensitisation. Barium can be easily absorbed and has toxic effects on the body impairing muscle, heart and kidney activity, leading to arrythmia, paralysis or gastrointestinal alterations. Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer. Zirconium is mutagenic, can easily reach the brain and placenta, increasing the risk of cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 3 Jan 2025
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the distributor · from 10 Jan 2025
Recall page
https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rappel/17126/Interne
Online marketplace
Alibaba
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/01142/25
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/01142/25
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2025-13 (XML)
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