The European Chemical substances Company (ECHA) stated Wednesday that it had discovered hazardous and banned chemical substances in a whole lot of beauty merchandise offered throughout Europe.
The Helsinki-based company has inspected virtually 4,500 beauty merchandise in 13 European nations and located that six p.c of the merchandise – or 285 merchandise – contained substances banned resulting from their detrimental results on well being.
The chemical substances had been present in merchandise “from various sellers and at all price ranges” throughout controls between November 2023 and April 2024, the company stated in a press release.
Merchandise containing the hazardous chemical substances included eyeliners, lip-liners, conditioners and hair masks.
The substances discovered are banned underneath the Stockholm Conference on Persistent Natural Pollution in addition to underneath EU-law and publicity to them might cut back fertility and improve dangers of most cancers, the companies stated.
Based on ECHA, the inspections had been carried out primarily by controlling the merchandise’ record of substances merchandise, and the company famous that the management measure “can be easily used also by consumers”.
After the inspections “enforcement authorities have taken measures to remove the non-compliant products from the market”, the ECHA stated.
The nations the place controls had been carried out had been Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Romania and Sweden.
