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Skin-lightening cream — Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

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A12/00255/2216 February 2022

Skin-lightening cream

Ghandour Cosmetics · Coco Care Lightening Cream

CosmeticsChemical

Country of origin: Democratic Republic Of Congo
Notifying country: Sweden

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What is the danger

The product contains hydroquinone (declared value 2% by weight). Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

Stop of sales Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor

Product

Description: Skin-lightening cream with coconut oil and containing hydroquinone (2%), as declared in the list of ingredients.
Packaging: The product is sold in a 300 ml, mostly white container, with a white cap. Instructions are originally in French, English, and Portuguese, and a label with indications in Swedish was attached over these.
Brand: Ghandour Cosmetics
Barcode: 6203003460497

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/00255/22 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2022-6
Published: 16 February 2022
Modified: 1 July 2022

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10005513

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