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Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 6 Jul 2006In the weekly report of 7 Jul 2006 (week 26, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Skin-lightening cream “BENEKS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD- Fashion fair Cream” (Glucocorticoid-based skin-lightening product).Type/number of model: LOT No « BATCH D0579, MFG: 10/2003 EXP: 10/2008 ».
Risk
This product poses a chemical risk to consumers because it contains Betamethasone dipropionate: 0.039%- Fluocinolone acetonide: 0.002%. Use of Glucocorticoids in cosmetics is not permitted by the Cosmetic Directive.
Measures
  • Confiscation by the authority
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Italy
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0396/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0396/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-26 (XML)
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