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Intimate care sponges – Levantiner “Naturschwamm”

Serious risk Health risk / other

Published by Safety Gate 8 Oct 2026In the weekly report of 16 Oct 2026 (week 41, 2026)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Intimate care sponges
Brand
Levantiner
Name
Naturschwamm
Barcode
4009463500504
Barcodes listed
4009463500504 (official alert record)
Description
Sponge, intended for menstrual use in size small.
Risk
Although the product is accompanied by instructions on how to use, clean and store it, these contain no information on the risk of toxic shock syndrome (TSS), which can occur if consumers do not respect adequate personal hygiene and limit the wearing time. TSS has serious and acute health complications, including organ failure, caused by toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus, bacteria naturally present on the skin that can propagate in the sponge. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
Online marketplace
natuerlich-almo.de
Listing as notified
Other(https://natuerlich-almo.de/produkt/naturschwamm/)
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02873/26Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02873/26Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02873/26
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/02873/26
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2026-41 (XML)
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