Skin-lightening product
EIL Menovate · Pure Whitening
CosmeticsChemical
- Notifying country
- Austria
Requirements breached
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains hydroquinone (measured value: 1.35%), prohibited in cosmetics. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 8 July 2014
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 8 July 2014
Product
- Description
- Whitening and hydrating lotion, supplied in white plastic bottle of 350ml and sold in foldable cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1139/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-030
- Published
- 22 July 2014
- Corrigendum
- - Notification A12/0684/14 from week 19 of 2014, has been temporarily removed awaiting a new risk assessment by the notifying authorities. - The risk description of the notification A12/0819/14, published on the weekly Report no. 23/2014 has been modified after additional clarifications by the notifying authorities. - Upon request of the notifying authorities, further specifications have been added to the notification A12/0039/14 published on the RAPEX report n. 2 of 17/01/2014 to inform that it does not cover products placed on the market after 1 November, 2013 - After a revision of the risk assessment by the notifying authority, the products notified under A11/0064/14 and A11/0065/14 are now considered to pose a serious risk to consumers. The legal basis for the notifications have changed and the products are consequently notified under A12/1203/14 (Weekly report no.29/2014) and A12/1204/14 (Weekly report no. 21/2014), respectively.
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