EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-18
BURTON · Talcum powder - Spring fresh line / Wild Orchid perfume
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains arsenic at a level of 15.2 ± 3.2 mg/kg. This could lead to absorption with consequent skin problems, low resistance to infections, heart disease and brain damage. Arsenic has also been shown to be carcinogenic (skin, lungs, liver, bladder and lymph vessels) and mutagenic (DNA damage). Arsenic is banned in cosmetics and personal hygiene products by the Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC.
- Published
- 15 May 2009
- Notifying authority
- Italy
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Seizure of the products ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown. Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0630/09
- Model
- UP-6273Z
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Canada
Product description
Perfumed talcum powder in a tall container.