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0744/06

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
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

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

  1. 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
Unknown

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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