The European Chemical compounds Company (ECHA) mentioned Wednesday that it had discovered hazardous and banned chemical substances in a whole bunch of beauty merchandise bought 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 on account of 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 mentioned in an announcement.
Merchandise containing the hazardous chemical substances included eyeliners, lip-liners, conditioners and hair masks.
The substances discovered are banned below the Stockholm Conference on Persistent Natural Pollution in addition to below EU-law and publicity to them could scale back fertility and enhance dangers of most cancers, the businesses mentioned.
Based on ECHA, the inspections had been carried out primarily by controlling the merchandise’ record of components 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 mentioned.
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.
