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

A12/01078/2219 July 2022

Skin-lightening cream

Skin Light · La Crème éclaircissante traitante

CosmeticsChemical

Country of origin: Ivory Coast
Notifying country: Germany

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What is the danger

According to the list of ingredients, the product contains hydroquinone. Hydroquinone is a skin sensitiser and may cause allergic contact dermatitis.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 13 June 2022

Product

Description: Cosmetic product, cream with skin-lightening and skin-conditioning effect
Packaging: White, printed plastic pot with red screw top; container wrapped in plastic film, quantity 500 ml, production date 5.2.2022, best-before date February 2027, other marking: NAFDAC 02-5156
Brand: Skin Light
Batch: GB0335

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/01078/22 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2022-29
Published: 19 July 2022
Modified: 21 December 2022

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10006479

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