
Skin lightening cream
Clear Essence · Medicated Fade Cream with Sunscreen.
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Germany
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
- 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
- Batch
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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