HELSINKI: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) stated Wednesday that it had observed hazardous and banned chemical substances in loads of beauty merchandise sold across Europe. The Helsinki-based organization has inspected nearly 4,500 beauty products in thirteen European nations and determined that 6% of the goods — or 285 products — contained substances banned due to their negative outcomes on fitness. The chemical compounds had been discovered in merchandise “from various sellers and in any respect charge ranges” at some stage in controls between November 2023 and April 2024, the agency stated in a announcement. Products containing the dangerous chemicals included eyeliners, lip-liners, conditioners and hair masks. The materials observed are banned below the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in addition to under EU-law and exposure to them may also reduce fertility and growth risks of cancer, the groups said. According to ECHA, the inspections have been conducted basically by way of controlling the goods’ listing of ingredients merchandise, and the business enterprise cited that the control measure “can be without problems used also through purchasers”. After the inspections “enforcement government have taken measures to do away with the non-compliant merchandise from the marketplace”, the ECHA said. The international locations where controls have been carried out were Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Romania and Sweden.
