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Limon eau de Cologne

Official notice

14 Feb 2020

Last checked

14 Feb 2020

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Limon eau de Cologne. The product contains an excessive amount of methanol (measured value: 20 %). Due to its appearance, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff, leading the user to ingest it.Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and the eye. Ingestion of methanol leads to blindness and death. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation. Published 2020-02-14.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/00213/20

Official notice

2020-02-14

The hazard

The product contains an excessive amount of methanol (measured value: 20 %). Due to its appearance, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff, leading the user to ingest it.Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and the eye. Ingestion of methanol leads to blindness and death. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

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8691238987670

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Affected products

Product 1

Perfume

Product 2

Limon eau de Cologne

Risk / hazard

The product contains an excessive amount of methanol (measured value: 20 %). Due to its appearance, the product may be mistaken for foodstuff, leading the user to ingest it.Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and the eye. Ingestion of methanol leads to blindness and death. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Kartopu.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/00213/20

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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