Levantiner – Intimate care sponges
Name: Naturschwamm
Category: 10
Date: 2026-10-16
Product Category: Cosmetics
Risk Type: Health risk / other
Danger: Although the product is accompanied by instructions on how to use, clean and store it, these contain no information on the risk of toxic shock syndrome (TSS), which can occur if consumers do not respect adequate personal hygiene and limit the wearing time. TSS has serious and acute health complications, including organ failure, caused by toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus, bacteria naturally present on the skin that can propagate in the sponge. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: Unknown
Description: Sponge, intended for menstrual use in size small.
Notifying Country: Austria
Country of Origin: Germany
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
