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Cleansing hand gel

Official notice

27 Nov 2020

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Cleansing hand gel. Due to its characteristic form, appearance and packaging, consumers, especially children and debilitated people, may mistake the product for foodstuff and therefore swallow the liquid. Moreover, the product's packaging does not have the appropriate warnings. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity of the product, which could lead to burns. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food imitating products Directive. Published 2020-11-27.

What to do now

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

Recall number

A12/01600/20

Official notice

2020-11-27

The hazard

Due to its characteristic form, appearance and packaging, consumers, especially children and debilitated people, may mistake the product for foodstuff and therefore swallow the liquid. Moreover, the product's packaging does not have the appropriate warnings. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity of the product, which could lead to burns. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food imitating products Directive.

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Affected products

Product 1

Hand disinfectant

Product 2

cleansing hand gel

Risk / hazard

Due to its characteristic form, appearance and packaging, consumers, especially children and debilitated people, may mistake the product for foodstuff and therefore swallow the liquid. Moreover, the product's packaging does not have the appropriate warnings. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity of the product, which could lead to burns. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Food imitating products Directive.

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: Hema.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Fire, Health risk / other

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/01600/20

Classification

Serious risk — Fire, Health risk / other

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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