The Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX)
Your search criteria was: formaldehyde
Number of results found: 58
| Year - Week | No. Ref. |
Notifying country | Product (Click on the photo to enlarge) |
Danger | Measures adopted by notifying country |
| 2013 - 3 | 19 A12/0079/13 |
Bulgaria |
Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains up to 29.0 mg/kg of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the national standard. |
Compulsory measures: Ban on the marketing of the product |
| 2012 - 34 | 32 A12/1281/12 |
Ireland |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk as it contains 0.98% of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive. |
Voluntary measures: Withdrawal of the product from the market. |
| 2012 - 24 | 20 A12/0888/12 |
Latvia |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk as it contains 2.64% of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive. |
Recall ordered by the authorities. |
| 2012 - 24 | 28 A12/0896/12 |
France |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 2.3% of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. |
Seizure of the products ordered by the authorities. |
| 2012 - 23 | 18 A12/0850/12 |
Portugal |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 1.77 % of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive. |
Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. |
| 2012 - 9 | 11 0337/12 |
France |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 3.5% of formaldehyde (limit 0.2%). The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. One incident reported. |
Seizure of the product ordered by the authorities. |
| 2012 - 8 | 3 0311/12 |
Poland |
Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 158-168 mg/kg of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the relevant national legislation. |
Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. |
| 2011 - 51 | 1 1434/11 |
Spain |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 25% of formaldehyde and, in addition, it contains 10% methyl alcohol. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EC. |
Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. |
| 2011 - 46 | 40 1296/11 |
Estonia |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains free formaldehyde 0.7%. Formaldehyde is classified as a carcinogen for humans and has a strong irritating effect on the eyes, the skin and the mucous membranes. Formaldehyde may also cause severe allergic dermatitis. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EC. One incident reported. |
Voluntary withdrawal from the market. |
| 2011 - 32 | 4 0763/11 |
Poland |
Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 180mg/kg of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the national legislation. |
Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. |
| 2011 - 23 | 13 0534/11 |
POLAND |
Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 44,9mg/kg of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the national legislation. |
Voluntary withdrawal from the market. |
| 2011 - 21 | 5 0451/11 |
CYPRUS |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk as it contains 0.49% of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Regulation. |
Recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. |
| 2011 - 18 | 21 0406/11 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0.47% by weight of dibutylphthalate (DBP) which is prohibited in cosmetic products by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. In addition it contains 4.52% by weight of other phthalic acid esters. |
Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities |
| 2011 - 15 | 12 0340/11 |
CYPRUS |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical This product poses a chemical risk because it contains more than 6.7% formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. |
Sales ban, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities |
| 2011 - 14 | 12 0315/11 |
FRANCE |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains more than 2.89% formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. |
Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the manufacturer. |
| 2011 - 12 | 18 0268/11 |
FRANCE |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains more than 2.15% formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. |
Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. |
| 2011 - 12 | 21 0271/11 |
FRANCE |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0.61% of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. |
Voluntary withdrawal from the market. |
| 2011 - 8 | 11 0165/11 |
FRANCE |
Category: Cosmetics |
Chemical This product poses a chemical risk because it contains more than 1.6% formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. |
Voluntary recall of the product. |
| 2010 - 52 | 10 1956/10 |
BULGARIA |
Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Chemical The product poses a chemical risk because the insoles contain 344.04 mg/kg of formaldehyde. |
Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. |
| 2010 - 51 | 38 1924/10 |
POLAND |
Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Chemical These products pose a chemical risk because the printing on the front of the shirts contains 52 mg/kg of formaldehyde. The product does not comply with the national legislation. |
Voluntary withdrawal from the market and destruction of the products by the importer. |