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Skin lightening cream — Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

A12/01860/2222 December 2022

Skin lightening cream

Picos · BIO.26 Lait de Beauté Eclaircissant

CosmeticsChemical

Country of origin: Ivory Coast
Notifying country: Sweden

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What is the danger

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

Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 20 December 2021

Product

Description: Skin lightening cream in white colour
Packaging: 450 ml container
Brand: Picos

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/01860/22 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2022-51
Published: 22 December 2022
Modified: 21 December 2022

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10007308

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