On August 1, 2014, the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX) issued a consumer warning on Chinese-made “Profisa” brand cosmetics and apparel. The notifying country in this case is Spain. Among the cosmetics and costumes reported this time, one is a colorful medieval girl’s costume with green as the main color, including a green tiara with silver edges; the other is a girl’s pirate costume with red and black stripes, including a belt. and decorative headscarves in plastic bags. The styles/models of the above products are: medieval girls’ clothing (ref.91.352,91.351and91.353) and girls’ pirate clothing (ref.91.102). The batch numbers/barcodes are: 8426215913522 and 8426215911023 respectively. The OECD industrial classification code ( OECDPortalCategory) is 86000000 (Toys).
The above-mentioned cosmetics and clothing can easily pose a suffocation risk to the wearer, and the decorative strings tied to the chest and waist can easily pose a risk of injury to the wearer.
At present, the Spanish authorities have taken measures to withdraw this product from the market.
To this end, it is recommended that relevant domestic production and export enterprises attach great importance to this.
