EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Skin lightening product Facing you [translation from Arabic] “Garlic whitening spot removing set” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1504/13
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (4000 mg/kg). The product does not comply with the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products.
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Product
Skin lightening product — Facing you [translation from Arabic]
- Brand
- Facing you [translation from Arabic]
- Name / model
- Garlic whitening spot removing set · unknown
- Batch number(s)
- unknown
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Green box containing a small green jar and a green and white tube. On the packagin are the name of the brand and product in arabic letters, a picture of a girl with a zipper in her face and a picture of a garlic.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (4000 mg/kg). The product does not comply with the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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