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Kids & baby France Warning consumers of risks; Removal from online marketplace

Face paint safety alert: chemical risk

Face paint
Image: France via EU Safety Gate

A face paint make-up kit (palette, two brushes, stencils and stamps) sold as “Ensemble d'outils de peinture pour le visage pour enfants, Halloween, noël, couleur du visage” (Face painting tool set for children; type/model 8018 3pc, barcode 6945414466188) in a cardboard box and plastic bag, originating from China, is affected. It was recalled because it contains phenoxyisopropanol, an eye irritant and a substance forbidden in leave-on cosmetics, and does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation; consumers are being warned of the risks and the item has been removed from an online marketplace.

What's being recalled

Make-up kit with pallet, two brushes, stencils and stamps

Packaging: Cardboard box and plastic bag

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/02737/26

Product name on the item: Ensemble d'outils de peinture pour le visage pour enfants, Halloween, noël, couleur du visage

Type or model: 8018 3pc

Barcode: 6945414466188

The hazard

The product contains phenoxyisopropanol, which is an eye irritant. Its use is forbidden in leave-on cosmetics.

The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

What to do

Warning consumers of risks (voluntary, other).

Removal from online marketplace (voluntary, other).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by France via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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