Skin lightening product
Caro White · Lightening oil
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Ivory Coast
- Notifying country
- Norway
What is the danger
The skin oil contains hydroquinone (max. 2%).
Requirements breached
Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 15 March 2018
Product
- Description
- Skin lightening product in a white and orange bottle with turquoise cap.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1638/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-045
- Published
- 30 October 2018
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda : Notification A12/0324/18 from report 2018-009 and Notifications A12/0346/18, A12/0348/18, A12/0353/18 from report 2018-010 have been updated to improve identification of the affected products (batch number and date of manufacture have been added). Notification A12/1514/18 from Report-2018-042 has been downgraded at the request of the notifying Member State after re-assessment of the risk. The risk is considered less than serious (new number A11/0086/18).
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