Skin lightening product
Golden Pearl · Beauty cream
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Pakistan
- Notifying country
- Norway
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product contains mercury (measured value: 3,3 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Mercury accumulates in the body and can damage the kidneys, brain and nervous system. Additionally, it may affect reproduction and the unborn child. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 24 October 2019
Product
- Description
- Cream in a small yellow plastic jar.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in a yellow cardboard box with letters in Arabic.
- Brand
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00076/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-2
- Published
- 23 December 2019
- Modified
- 2 July 2020
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000081
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