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Product Safety Report for SWP+ Skin Whitening Body Lotion presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Christmas Spirit Eyeshadow Palette presenting a serious chemical risk.
Information on how market surveillance authorities should notify products that pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers and / or are noncompliant.
Product Safety Report for Caro White Intensive Care Lightening Beauty Cream sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product safety report for unbranded LED beauty mask presenting a serious risk of electric shock
Product Safety Report for Super Eclaircissant White Absolute, Skin Whitening Cream presenting a serious chemical risk.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Product Safety Report for PTS Packers and Providers Pvt Surfaz-SN Triple Action Cream presenting a serious chemical risk.
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Product Safety Report for Geisha Beauty Secrets, Lightening Cream with Kojic Acid presenting a chemical risk as it contains the chemical 'Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene' which is prohibited in cosmetic products.
Product Recall for LOL Triple Layer Cosmetics Tin sold by Argos (Batch 1F01) presenting a health risk.
Product Safety Report for TUMAKOU High Frequency Beauty Machine presenting a high risk of electric shock.
Product recall for Vernacare wetwipes and personal cleansing products, including bedbaths, shampoo caps, wash mitts, cleansing wipes and barrier cloths, presenting a risk of microbiological contamination due to the detection of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.
Product recall for Stay Young Skin Lightening Cream with Cocoa Butter and Vitamin E presenting a serious risk to health due to the presence of the prohibited substances.
Product Safety Report for EVER Sheen Cocoa Butter Beauty Soap presenting a serious chemical risk.
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