# GW Cosmetics GmbH · 53-06 · AUSTRIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For GW Cosmetics GmbH · 53-06 · AUSTRIA, import alert is 53-06; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination Of Cosmetics That are Adulterated and/or Misbranded Due to Color Additive Violations"; country is AUSTRIA; product is RefectoCil Eyelash Lift Kit | Eyelash Curl and Lift Perm and Neutralizer Refill | Refecto Cil - Augenbrauen und Wimperfarbe graphite; black; brown and blue-black shades | RefectoCil Sensitive Developer Gel | EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) | RefectoCil Sensitive Medium Brown Eyelash and Eyebrow Tint | RefectoCil Sensitive Dark Brown Eyelash and Eyebrow Tint | EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) | EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) | EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint); product code is 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 14 Eyelash and Eyebrow Treatments-Gel, Oil, Primer, Conditioners, Serum, Fortifiers (Eye Makeup Prepara | 53 C - - 99 Other Eye Makeup Preparations, N.E.C. | 53 G - - 09 Face Makeup Kits (Makeup Preparations, not for Eyes); date published is 03/02/2020; address is Achauerstrasse 49a 2333 , Leopoldsdorf, Niederoesterreich AUSTRIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** GW Cosmetics GmbH _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 53-06
- **Import alert name:** "Detention Without Physical Examination Of Cosmetics That are Adulterated and/or Misbranded Due to Color Additive Violations"
- **Country:** AUSTRIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Achauerstrasse 49a 2333 , Leopoldsdorf, Niederoesterreich AUSTRIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 03/02/2020 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) | 53 C - - 14 Eyelash and Eyebrow Treatments-Gel, Oil, Primer, Conditioners, Serum, Fortifiers (Eye Makeup Prepara | 53 C - - 99 Other Eye Makeup Preparations, N.E.C. | 53 G - - 09 Face Makeup Kits (Makeup Preparations, not for Eyes) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** RefectoCil Eyelash Lift Kit | Eyelash Curl and Lift Perm and Neutralizer Refill | Refecto Cil - Augenbrauen und Wimperfarbe graphite; black; brown and blue-black shades | RefectoCil Sensitive Developer Gel | EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) | RefectoCil Sensitive Medium Brown Eyelash and Eyebrow Tint | RefectoCil Sensitive Dark Brown Eyelash and Eyebrow Tint | EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) | EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) | EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 47005-D&C YELLOW #10 (QUINOLINE YELLOW WS DI, NA DISULFONATE) -non permitted | 47005-D&C YELLOW #10 (QUINOLINE YELLOW WS DI, NA DISULFONATE); | 47005-D&C YELLOW #10 (QUINOLINE YELLOW WS DI, NA DISULFONATE) -non permitted | 47005-D&C YELLOW #10 (QUINOLINE YELLOW WS DI, NA DISULFONATE); | Coal tar dyes | COLOR NOT CONTAINED IN TABLE (ENTER NAME IN NOTES); | UNIDENTIFIED COLOR (ENTER NAME IN REMARKS); Silver Nitrate -non permitted | SAFFLOWER FLOWER - 2013 non-permitted GOLDENROD - 2013 non-permitted ACACIA CATECHU WOOD - 2013 non-permitted | Problem(s): UNIDENTIFIED COLOR (ENTER NAME IN REMARKS); Walnut Husk and Horse Chestnut- non permitted | Problem(s): UNIDENTIFIED COLOR (ENTER NAME IN REMARKS); Walnut Husk and Horse Chestnut- non permitted | SAFFLOWER FLOWER - non-permitted GOLDENROD - non-permitted ACACIA CATECHU WOOD - non-permitted | SAFFLOWER FLOWER - non-permitted GOLDENROD - non-permitted ACACIA CATECHU WOOD - non-permitted | SAFFLOWER FLOWER - non-permitted GOLDENROD - non-permitted ACACIA CATECHU WOOD - non-permitted _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> GW Cosmetics GmbH Date Published : 03/02/2020 Achauerstrasse 49a 2333 , Leopoldsdorf, Niederoesterreich AUSTRIA 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) Date Published: 03/02/2020 Desc: RefectoCil Eyelash Lift Kit Notes: 47005-D&C YELLOW #10 (QUINOLINE YELLOW WS DI, NA DISULFONATE) -non permitted Problems: 47005-D&C YELLOW #10 (QUINOLINE YELLOW WS DI, NA DISULFONATE); 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) Date Published: 03/02/2020 Desc: Eyelash Curl and Lift Perm and Neutralizer Refill Notes: 47005-D&C YELLOW #10 (QUINOLINE YELLOW WS DI, NA DISULFONATE) -non permitted Problems: 47005-D&C YELLOW #10 (QUINOLINE YELLOW WS DI, NA DISULFONATE); 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) Date Published: 08/16/2022 Desc: Refecto Cil - Augenbrauen und Wimperfarbe graphite; black; brown and blue-black shades Notes: Coal tar dyes Problems: COLOR NOT CONTAINED IN TABLE (ENTER NAME IN NOTES); 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) Date Published: 03/02/2020 Desc: RefectoCil Sensitive Developer Gel Notes: UNIDENTIFIED COLOR (ENTER NAME IN REMARKS); Silver Nitrate -non permitted 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) Date Published: 07/31/2026 Desc: EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) Notes: SAFFLOWER FLOWER - 2013 non-permitted GOLDENROD - 2013 non-permitted ACACIA CATECHU WOOD - 2013 non-permitted 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) Date Published: 03/02/2020 Desc: RefectoCil Sensitive Medium Brown Eyelash and Eyebrow Tint Notes: Problem(s): UNIDENTIFIED COLOR (ENTER NAME IN REMARKS); Walnut Husk and Horse Chestnut- non permitted 53 C - - 07 Eyelash and Eyebrow Dye (Eye Makeup Preparations) Date Published: 03/02/2020 Desc: RefectoCil Sensitive Dark Brown Eyelash and Eyebrow Tint Notes: Problem(s): UNIDENTIFIED COLOR (ENTER NAME IN REMARKS); Walnut Husk and Horse Chestnut- non permitted 53 C - - 14 Eyelash and Eyebrow Treatments-Gel, Oil, Primer, Conditioners, Serum, Fortifiers (Eye Makeup Prepara Date Published: 07/31/2026 Desc: EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) Notes: SAFFLOWER FLOWER - non-permitted GOLDENROD - non-permitted ACACIA CATECHU WOOD - non-permitted 53 C - - 99 Other Eye Makeup Preparations, N.E.C. Date Published: 07/31/2026 Desc: EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) Notes: SAFFLOWER FLOWER - non-permitted GOLDENROD - non-permitted ACACIA CATECHU WOOD - non-permitted 53 G - - 09 Face Makeup Kits (Makeup Preparations, not for Eyes) Date Published: 07/31/2026 Desc: EWC Groom Step 1; Semi-Permanent Eyebrow Colorant Gel (Eyebrow Tint) Notes: SAFFLOWER FLOWER - non-permitted GOLDENROD - non-permitted ACACIA CATECHU WOOD - non-permitted

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_130.html

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
Part of [FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination](https://referencesource.org/fda-import-alert-red-list/).