Product Safety Report: Christmas Spirit Eyeshadow Palette sold via Alibaba (2404-0168)

Product Safety Report for Christmas Spirit Eyeshadow Palette presenting a serious chemical risk.

Summary

Product: Christmas Spirit Eyeshadow Palette sold via Alibaba

Hazard: The product has been assessed as presenting a serious chemical risk due to the excess concentration of heavy metals.

Corrective action: The products have been withdrawn from the market and destroyed.

Product information

Type Cosmetics - Eyeshadow Palette
Eyeshadow Colours tree, Santa, presents, star, snow man and reindeer
Country of Origin China
Product Description Eyeshadow palette with six Christmas-themed powders.
Product Report and Image Link to product image and PDF

Hazard

The product presents a serious chemical risk due to the presence of excess concentrations of heavy metals. The eyeshadow powders were measured as containing 120 mg/kg of antimony and 226 mg/kg of Chromium. Chromium is prohibited for use in cosmetic products and can be harmful to human health. Further information on chromium can be accessed on Gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chromium-general-information-incident-management-and-toxicology/chromium-general-information.

The product requires improvements to marking and labelling.

The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation 1223/2009.

Corrective action

The product has been withdrawn from the market and destroyed.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Alibaba).

Additional information

PSD number: 2404-0168

Notified by: Northern Ireland Environmental Health

Updates to this page

Published 26 April 2024