Skin lightening product
Caro · Caro Light - Lightening Beauty Cream
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Democratic Republic Of Congo
- Notifying country
- Portugal
- Counterfeit
- No
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 Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 9 July 2014
Product
- Description
- Orange plastic bottle with orange cap and white characters. Volume 500 ml. Expiration and manufacturing dates: - F:19/06; - E:19/06/2016.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1259/14 ↗
- 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).
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