EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Skin-lightening product White Gold “Whitening Cream with Blackberry extract” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1069/13
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (9720 mg/kg) as a skin lightening substance, which can cause damage to internal organs.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
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Product
Skin-lightening product — White Gold
- Brand
- White Gold
- Name / model
- Whitening Cream with Blackberry extract · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Whitening face cream in a black plastic pot, with information leaflet, packaged in black cardboard box marked ‘White Gold Whitening Cream with Blackberry extract’
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (9720 mg/kg) as a skin lightening substance, which can cause damage to internal organs.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 15/07/2013
- 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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