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Designer Perfumes Recalled Over Harmful Banned Ingredient

1/16/2026

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Two designer perfumes, Hello by Lionel Richie and Hot by United Colours of Benetton, are recalled.
They contain butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA), a banned ingredient.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards warns that BMHCA harms reproductive health and can cause skin sensitization.
Customers who bought them at Savers Health and Beauty stores are urged to return for a refund.
BMHCA has been banned in the UK and EU since March 2022.

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Story summary

Two designer perfumes, Hello by Lionel Richie and Hot by United Colours of Benetton, are recalled.
They contain butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA), a banned ingredient.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards warns that BMHCA harms reproductive health and can cause skin sensitization.
Customers who bought them at Savers Health and Beauty stores are urged to return for a refund.
BMHCA has been banned in the UK and EU since March 2022.