
Skin whitening gel and cream “Fair & White Exclusive Whitenizer Gel Crème"
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- France
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
These products pose a chemical risk to consumers because they contain hydroquinone (at levels of 8% in the gel, and 3.8% in the cream). Long-term use of skin creams containing hydroquinone may have harmful side-effects. These products do not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Skin whitening gel and cream “Fair & White Exclusive Whitenizer Gel Crème" (30 ml, product code B58) and "Fair & White Exclusive Whitenizer Fade Cream” (200 ml, product code L06045)
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0744/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-46
- Published
- 23 November 2006
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-11560
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