Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-5
Biocomfort · Herbal foot balm - Biocomfort Heilkräuter-Fussbalsam
The product poses a chemical risk because the herbal foot balm contains high proportion of preserving agents, detected 137 mg/kg (105 mg/kg of 5-Chlor-2-methyl-3 (2H)-isothiazolon and 32 mg/kg of 2-Methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolon) whereas the maximum allowed limit is 15 mg/kg.
- Published
- 08 February 2008
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0168/08
- Model
- Lot No 7417 use-by date 05.09.
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Austria
Product description
White cream in a printed plastic bottle with screw cap, 200 ml.