Skin-lightening cream "Lightening Beauty Cream"
Caro White
CosmeticsChemical
- Notifying country
- Austria
Requirements breached
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 4.3% by weight of hydroquinone as a skin-lightening substance which is prohibited by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
Product
- Description
- Skin-lightening cream in an opaque white plastic pot, orange plastic screw-top lid, 300 ml, printed in red, no outer packaging.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0594/11 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2011-026
- Published
- 16 June 2011
- Corrigendum
- <font color="#ff0000"><b>Corrigenda</b></font><br/> Notification 0600/11 has been permanently removed from the RAPEX website following clarification of the risk assessment by the notifying authorities.
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