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Cosmetics

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 20 Jul 2006In the weekly report of 21 Jul 2006 (week 28, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Skin lightening beauty cream “G&G” (500 g can)Description: White-coloured solid mass contained in a white, printed plastic can with a pink-coloured twist-off lid; nominal contents 500 g.
Risk
This product poses a chemical risk to consumers because it contains hydroquinone at concentrations 3,3% - 3,6%. This product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers by the distributor
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Ivory Coast
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0425/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-28 (XML)
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