Skin lightening product
Picos · HT7 Hypprogel
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Ivory Coast
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The product contains hydroquinone (measured value 1.69% by weight). Hydroquinone causes skin irritation and dermatitis. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 27 November 2015
Product
- Description
- Skin lightening cream in an orange and white tube.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1629/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-050
- Published
- 8 December 2015
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1564/15 has been temporarily removed from report n°49 of 11/12/2015 pending clarification of the risk by the notifying Member State. Notification A12/1403/15 has been permanently removed from report n° 45 of 13/11/2015 following clarification of the risk by the notifying authority.
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