{
  "alert_number": "SR/04268/25",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-04268-25",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10096911",
  "safety_gate_published": "2025-12-04",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2025,
    "week": 50,
    "date": "2025-12-12"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Hand lotion",
  "brand_as_notified": "bioherba",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Bioherba",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/bioherba"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Handpflegeöl",
  "model": "17951053",
  "batch": "L040125",
  "barcode_as_notified": "3800223410986",
  "barcodes": [
    "3800223410986"
  ],
  "description": "Hand/body lotion with essential oils. Product sold online, in particular via www.bioherba.com.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The product has an excessive concentration of estragole (measured value up to 0.93%). Estragole is a genotoxic carcinogen. Moreover, the product contains citronellol, geraniol, citral or alpha-isomethyl ionone, but the presence is not indicated in the list of ingredients. Consumers are not aware of their presence and may suffer allergic reactions or skin sensitisation. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "14 Nov 2025"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "14 Nov 2025"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Stop of sales",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "14 Nov 2025"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Destruction of the product",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "14 Nov 2025"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "14 Nov 2025"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace\nDate of entry into force: 14/11/2025\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 14/11/2025\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales\nDate of entry into force: 14/11/2025\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product\nDate of entry into force: 14/11/2025\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 14/11/2025",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "Bulgaria",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "3800223410986"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "L040125"
    ],
    "models": [
      "17951053"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}