The European Chemical compounds Company (ECHA) stated Wednesday that it had discovered hazardous and banned chemical compounds in a whole bunch of beauty merchandise offered throughout Europe.
The Helsinki-based company has inspected nearly 4,500 beauty merchandise in 13 European international locations and located that six p.c of the merchandise – or 285 merchandise – contained substances banned as a result of their detrimental results on well being.
The chemical compounds have been present in merchandise “from various sellers and at all price ranges” throughout controls between November 2023 and April 2024, the company stated in an announcement.
Merchandise containing the hazardous chemical compounds 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 might scale back fertility and improve dangers of most cancers, the companies stated.
Based on ECHA, the inspections had been performed 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 international locations the place controls have been carried out have been Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Romania and Sweden.
