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Cosmetics

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 23 Nov 2006In the weekly report of 24 Nov 2006 (week 46, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Type / model
Unknown
Description
Skin whitening gel and cream “Fair & White Exclusive Whitenizer Gel Crème" (30 ml, product code B58) and "Fair & White Exclusive Whitenizer Fade Cream” (200 ml, product code L06045)
Risk
These products pose a chemical risk to consumers because they contain hydroquinone (at levels of 8% in the gel, and 3.8% in the cream). Long-term use of skin creams containing hydroquinone may have harmful side-effects. These products do not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
France
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0744/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0744/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-46 (XML)
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