Skin-lightening product
Pearl Face · Whitening Beauty Cream
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Pakistan
- Notifying country
- UK
Requirements breached
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (15000 mg/kg) as a skin lightening substance. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
Measures taken
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 15 July 2013
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Whitening cream in a white plastic pot, with information leaflet, packaged in pink cardboard box marked 'Beauty Plan 1 Week, Pearl Face Whitening Beauty Cream.'
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1068/13 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2013-032
- Published
- 6 August 2013
- Corrigendum
- Notification A11/0051/13 from week 29 of 2013 has been temporarily removed from the RAPEX website pending clarification on the risk.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/79773
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