{
  "alert_number": "0844/08",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/0844-08",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13895",
  "safety_gate_published": "2008-08-07",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2008,
    "week": 31,
    "date": "2008-08-08"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Skin lightening cream",
  "brand_as_notified": "Caro Light",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Caro Light",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/carolight"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": "E28A022701552, manufactured 11/07, exp. 11/09",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Orange and white bottle depicting a woman, text in brown. The following warnings are printed on the packaging: “Contains hydroquinone. Keep out of the reach of children. Avoid exposure to sunlight”. The list of ingredients includes the reference “hydroquinone (max. 2%)”.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The product poses a chemical risk because it contains more than 2% of hydroquinone. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor.\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Belgium",
  "country_of_origin": "Congo",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "E28A022701552, manufactured 11/07, exp. 11/09"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}