Whitening cream - POP popular facial cream with AHA
POP
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Thailand
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains approximately 1% mercury (approximately 3% mercury compound) as a skin-whitening substance which is prohibited by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Pink plastic round container in a pink and white box including a description of the product. Content: 4 grams.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0954/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-28
- Published
- 23 July 2009
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-15544
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