
Skin lightening cream
Tura England
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- South Africa
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a chemical risk of developing skin sensitization due to the presence of methyldibromo glutaronitrile, which is banned under the Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC
Measures taken
- Sales ban ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Skin lightening cream. Yellow cardboard box with text in blue and a white logo. The packaging bears the following warnings in French: “If comes into contact with eyes, rinse with a lot of water. Use together with sun protector”. Methyldibromo glutaronitrile is mentioned in the list of ingredients.
- Brand
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1120/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-40
- Published
- 9 October 2008
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-14169
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