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Following the ban on Nivea Black and White invisible roll-on deodorant, the German multinational firm that manufactures, Beiersdorf, has mentioned its product just lately flagged by Nigeria’s Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management (NAFDAC) has been discontinued since 2022 and isn’t bought or marketed in Nigeria.
NAFDAC had earlier warned towards utilizing Nivea Black and White Invisible Physique Deodorant, stating that European authorities had recalled it as a result of it allegedly contained dangerous chemical substances prohibited to be used in cosmetics merchandise.
The corporate mentioned this in response to the NAFDAC place towards the sale or distribution of the product.
The damaging chemical is known as 2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl propionaldehyde (BMHCA) in line with NAFDAC.
“The recalled Nivea product is claimed to include 2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl propionaldehyde (BMHCA), a chemical prohibited in cosmetics merchandise as a consequence of its means to trigger hurt to the reproductive system, impair the well being of an unborn baby, in addition to pores and skin irritation and burns to customers,” the assertion reads partially
Based mostly on present European laws, the usage of ingredient 2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl propionaldehyde (LilialTM) in beauty merchandise has been banned from the European markets as of March 1, 2022.
“We want to guarantee our esteemed prospects that the Batch No. 93529610 in query has not been marketed in Nigeria and thus by no means recalled by Beiersdorf, the proprietor of NIVEA model, because the authorized producer. The batch in query, in actual fact, expired in January 2022 and was therefore on the time absolutely compliant with the then legitimate European beauty regulation”.
The corporate additionally affirmed its dedication to assembly world security requirements and ensured that its merchandise endure strict high quality checks to fulfill regulatory necessities.
“Our whole NIVEA portfolio has been reformulated to exclude Lilial properly forward of the EU regulation that got here into impact,” the corporate mentioned.
“The NIVEA BLACK & WHITE Invisible Roll-on deodorant has been Lilial-free since no less than 2020, together with in Nigeria,” it added.
