EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-31
Amalfi · Toothpastes
The notified toothpastes poses a risk of poisoning because the Amalfi-Dent Classic contains 3.1% of diethylene glycol (DEG) and the Amalfi-Dent Herbal contains 2.9% of DEG.
- Published
- 10 August 2007
- Notifying authority
- Spain
- 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): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0810/07
- Model
- 1. Amalfi-Dent Classic2. Amalfi-Dent Herbal
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
1. The “Classic” toothpaste comes in a white tube with red strips bearing the brand name and is accompanied by a toothbrush.2. The “Herbal” toothpaste comes in a white tube with a green strip bearing the product name and brand name and is accompanied by a toothbrush. The packaging is cardboard with a transparent section showing the toothbrush. The same colours are used for the packaging as for the toothpaste tubes and the product name, brand name and quantity (100 ml) are written on the packaging.