Skin-lightening product
Orient Pearl · Whitening pearl beauty & spot removing suite
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Taiwan
- Notifying country
- Norway
Requirements breached
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains a mercury compound (12000 mg/kg) as skin whitening substance. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 10 August 2012
Product
- Description
- Skin-lightening product in pink and white cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0801/13 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2013-026
- Published
- 28 June 2013
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/74054
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