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EU Safety Gate · Report-2025-27

Balea · Hyaluron Handserum mit Anti-Aging Wirkstoff-Komplex für anspruchsvolle Hände

The product may be microbiologically contaminated with Candida parapsilosis yeast. This may cause infections in some consumers, particularly those with a weakened immune system. It can additionally lead to skin irritation and inflammation. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Published
04 July 2025
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Stop of sales. Date of entry into force: 17/06/2025 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Destruction of the product. Date of entry into force: 17/06/2025 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 17/06/2025 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 17/06/2025 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks. Date of entry into force: 17/06/2025

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
SR/02433/25
Batch
58309
Category
Cosmetics
Risk type
Microbiological
Country of origin
Germany

Hand serum, advertised as containing hyaluronic acid, 75 ml. Product sold online, in particular via dm.de.