On the shelves they were ready for sale but inside, they contained a substance banned by the European Union from 2022, because it was among the substances "considered carcinogenic and toxic to fertility". The mega kidnapping of the financiers in Pisa, during an inspection in 7 shops in the Tuscan city: 2000 packs of perfumes, shower gel, shampoos, creams, lotions, soaps, products of various kinds but all containing Butylphenyl Methylpropional (on the labels called "Lilial").
Video of the Gdf: the raid on the cosmetics warehouse
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Carcinogenic chemicals in perfumes and shower gel, video Gdf finds on the shelves banned cosmetics
Toxic to fertility According to the Committee for Risk Assessment of the European Chemicals Agency, in fact, this ingredient is among the chemicals that can potentially lead to cancer, and "toxic to fertility
". Among the products identified by the Gdf also "shaving foams and hair products containing the harmful substance". The goods - write the green Basques in a note - "was found on the shelves of stores, ready to be purchased by end consumers".
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Carcinogenic chemicals in perfumes and shower gel, video Gdf finds on the shelves banned cosmetics
Gdf: "Eye" to the hidden label
"In some cases, the indication of the presence of the substance in the products had been concealed by labels specially affixed to the packages". With the technical support of the Anti-Counterfeiting Information System (SIAC) of the Special Goods and Services Unit of the Guardia di Finanza, the Group's financiers have reconstructed the responsibilities of both the final sellers and suppliers of the product distribution chain.
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Carcinogenic chemicals in perfumes and shower gel, video Gdf finds on the shelves banned cosmetics
Complaints
Ten people reported to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Pisa - including legal representatives of businesses and suppliers - for "violation of Article 3 of Legislative Decree 204/2015": a provision that sanctions those who sell products "harmful to human health".
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Carcinogenic chemicals in perfumes and shower gel, video Gdf finds on the shelves banned cosmetics
Furthermore, "in order to
prevent the spread of harmful cosmetics throughout Europe, the Pisa Group has informed the European Commission of the risk of toxicity of the products through the implementation of the Community rapid information system for non-compliant products, known as RAPEX, managed, for the Corps, by the Special Goods and Services Unit".
Video of the Gdf: the raid on the cosmetics warehouse