Safety Gate: Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food

products

Alert number A11/00001/21

Category Cosmetics

Type of alert

Product user Consumer

Product Shampoo and conditioner

Brand Garnier

Name Fructis Hair Food

Type / number of model Fructis Hair Food (Banana, Aloe Vera, Macadamia, Papaya,...)

Barcode 3600542315388

Batch number

OECD Portal Category 53000000 - Beauty / Personal Care / Hygiene

Description Shampoo and conditioner in a plastic bottle

Packaging description Bottle with a picture of fruit on the label

Country of origin Unknown

Alert submitted by Belgium

Counterfeit * NO

Risk type Chemical

Due to its characteristic appearance, form, colour and size, the

product may be mistaken for foodstuff by a child or
vulnerable person. The probability of the product being
ingested is low, but it could be dangerous because the
Technical defect product contains surfactants. These are foaming agents that,
in case of vomiting, aspiration into the lungs can cause
chemical pneumonia. Chemical pneumonia can be fatal in
children and the elderly. / The product does not comply with
the requirements of the Food Imitating Directive

Risk

Measures adopted by notifying country Marking the product with appropriate warnings on the risks

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