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A12/1065/16

Skin lightening cream

Clear Essence · Medicated Fade Cream with Sunscreen.

CosmeticsChemical
Country of origin
United States
Notifying country
Germany
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Requirements breached

The product contains 1.95% by weight of hydroquinone. Hydroquinone causes skin irritation and dermatitis. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

  1. Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 1 August 2016

Product

Description
White cream in a plastic jar with adhesive labels and plastic screw top sealed in film, contained in outer carton.
Brand
Clear Essence
Batch
160105-1

Original source

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

Alert number
A12/1065/16 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2016-034
Published
19 August 2016

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/222874

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