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Cosmetics

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 17 Nov 2005In the weekly report of 18 Nov 2005 (week 46, 2005)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Skin-lightening crème "Clear Essence".White plastic bottle with a printed label and a white plastic screw top.Type/number of model: Code: 7 37192 00010 4/.
Risk
Chemical risk. Use of hydroquinone, which is not authorised for use in skin-lightening products. Misleadingly labelled as "Hydroquinone-Free". The product does not comply with the Cosmetic directive.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal of the remaining stocks from sale by the distributor
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0580/05
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2005-46 (XML)
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