EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Skin lightening product Whiten skin “Whiten active anti-sport day and night cream” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1498/13
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (1800 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 — Whiten skin
- Brand
- Whiten skin
- Name / model
- Whiten active anti-sport day and night cream · unknown
- Batch number(s)
- unknown
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Whitening anti-spot day and night cream. Yellow/golden box with "Whiten skin" in white letters and two pictures of a woman before/after use
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (1800 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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