Health risk: Rewe calls popular nail polish remover!

Health risk: Rewe calls popular nail polish remover!

REWE, Österreich - The Rewe Group has started an extensive callback for a nail polish remover that poses potentially health risks. The “Senzate Nail Mack Remunner without Acetone” is affected in the 200 ml packaging. First of all, the recall was announced at the end of April 2025 for batches 414 with the best -before date of May 2026 and 444 with the best -before date of September 2026. However, this callback was currently being expanded to the Charge 397 with the best-before date of February 2026, such as 5min.at

The product that was sold in the branches of Billa, Billa Plus, Billa Kaufleuer, Sutterlüty and Bipa can lead to unpleasant skin reductions and bladder formation. For security reasons, customers are recommended not to continue using the product. The return of the affected products is also possible without receipt, which should accommodate the affected consumers.

Details on the recall

The recall affects the following batch numbers and best before:

• Charge 414 - Minimum preservation date: May 2026
• Charge 444 - best before: September 2026
• Charge 397 - Minimum preservation date: February 2026

The affected products have already been sold out of sale to avoid further health risks. The Grande Gloria Production S.A., the manufacturer of the product, has apologized for the inconvenience. There are several contact options available to the customers, including the telephone numbers +40 743 655 023 and +40 743 003 300 and a BIPA hotline, which can be reached at 0800 207007.

background to product recalls

recall actions like this are part of a larger framework that is supposed to protect consumers from dangerous products. In 2023, over 3,400 dangerous products were reported in the “Rapid Alert System” of the European Commission. Of these were over half of non-food products that were endangered due to harmful chemicals, such as [Statista] (https://de.statista.com/themen/3100/ Produktrueckrufe-und-wahrenmorten/).

In Germany, the number of hazard reports from the non-food industry rose to 461 in the same year, while the number of published product recalls increase to the record mark of 384. The automotive industry concerned a large part of this recall, but cosmetics and hygiene products such as the affected nail polish remover can also pose serious risks for consumers.

Consumers are encouraged to be attentive and to inform themselves in good time in the event of recalls in order to minimize health risks.