EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-37
ACTIVE · Toothpaste
This product poses a risk of poisoning because the toothpaste contains 4.4% of diethylene glycol (DEG), which may pose a health risk to consumers.
- Published
- 21 September 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
- 0946/07
- Model
- Model: ULTRA WHITE, Set bar code: 5023907026596, Toothpaste bar code: 5023907026541.
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 5023907026541 · 5023907026596
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
The product is sold as a set containing toothpaste, mouthwash and a toothbrush. The toothpaste is marked as follows: "Active Total Oral Care, ultra white antibacterial cleansing action, 150 g". The instructions are in English. The set comes in a blue cardboard box with a transparent part, containing the toothpaste and the brush. The mouthwash is blue-coloured and comes in a plastic bottle. The two packages are taped together as a single pack.