EU CONSUMER ALERT GERMANY SHAMPOO

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission's consumer alert service RAPEX has reported the voluntary withdrawal from distribution from German stores of a Turkey-made shampoo range 'Hobby Collection Baby Shampoo', both blue and pink bottles. RAPEX reported "presence of excessive quantities of pseudomonas aeruginosa", and non-compliance with the European Union cosmetic product directive. German authorities are monitoring the withdrawal.

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