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Face cream - Complexion cream with allantoin – RICO

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 19 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 20 Jun 2008 (week 24, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Face cream - Complexion cream with allantoin
Brand
RICO (2 alerts)
Type / model
Nothing indicated on old boxes. New boxes (2007) have a Lot number, date of manufacture and an expiry date.
Description
A white box with a photograph of a woman, the brand name is in white on a blue background, and the text is in red and black. The box contains a white tube with text in black and blue and a picture of the same woman. There is no list of ingredients on either the box or the tube.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains more than 2% of hydroquinone; the frequent and long-term use of which presents a health risk.The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Belgium
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0637/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0637/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-24 (XML)
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