
Skin lightening cream
White Secret Lightening body cream
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Togo
- Notifying country
- Austria
What is the danger
The product contains hydroquinone (measured value: 4.07% by weight) which is forbidden in cosmetic products. Hydroquinone can cause allergic contact dermatitis and serious eye damage.
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: 7 December 2023
Product
- Description
- Skin lightening cream, 140 ml.
- Packaging
- White plastic pot with red plastic screw cap; plastic film with multi-coloured printing.
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/03140/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2024-1
- Published
- 21 December 2023
- Modified
- 21 December 2023
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