COSMETICS AMONG THE TOP DANGEROUS PRODUCTS NOTIFIED IN THE EU LAST YEAR
March 15th, 2014
COSMETICS was one of the top five categories of dangerous products notified through the European Union’s (EU) rapid alert system on dangerous consumer products (RAPEX) in 2013, according to a report published yesterday (25 March) by the European Commission.Out of the 2,364 notifications received last year, 106 were related to cosmetics (including haircare products). The sector comes in fifth in the top of the most notified products, after clothing, toys, electrical appliances and motor vehicles.The notification related to cosmetic products represented in 2013 ...
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