Skin lightening product

Caro · Caro Light - Lightening oil

CosmeticsChemical

Country of origin: Democratic Republic Of Congo
Notifying country: Portugal
Counterfeit: No

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Requirements breached

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the ingredient hydroquinone, as declared on the label, the use of which is prohibited in cosmetics and personal hygiene products. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Product Regulation.

Measures taken

Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 9 July 2014

Product

Description: Orange plastic bottle with gold, green, white and black characters and an orange cap. Volume 50 ml.
Brand: Caro
Model / type: Unknown
Batch: Batch number: L5B92778; Expiration and manufacturing dates: - F:12/13; - E:12/15.

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1258/14 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2014-032
Published: 11 August 2014
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1028/14 from week 26 of 2014 has been removed from the RAPEX website because the product is covered by a previous notification (A12/0732/13 - Week 24 of 2013).