Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-25
Sally Hansen · Nail polish “Advanced Hard as Nails”
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0.045% by weight of dibutyl phthalate (DBP), which is prohibited in cosmetics by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC. Dibutyl phthalate may cause harm to the unborn child and lead to the possible risk of impaired fertility. Phthalates have a negative effect on the development of reproductive organs.
- Published
- 03 July 2009
- Notifying authority
- Estonia
- 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
- 0879/09
- Model
- Batch code: 2GPXKC; EAN: 074170261264
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 074170261264
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
Pink nail polish in a 13.3 ml glass bottle of approximate size: 85x35 mm.