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Skin-lightening product – BSQ “Caro bright+ Lemon”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 15 Jun 2020In the weekly report of 12 Jun 2020 (week 24, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin-lightening product
Brand
BSQ (10 alerts)
Name
Caro bright+ Lemon
Batch
L16351B
Description
500 ml of skin lightening yellow body lotion with lemon scent.
Risk
The product contains an unsafe amount of kojic acid (measured value: 2.95 %).Kojic acid can affect the balance of the thyroid system and also induce skin sensitisation, when used at high concentrations on hand and face, or if used on large areas of skin. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures
  • Stop of sales · by the retailer · from 27 May 2020
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 9 Jun 2020
  • Stop of sales · by the distributor · from 9 Jun 2020
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
The Netherlands
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00861/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00861/20Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00861/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00861/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-24 (XML)
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