{
  "alert_number": "A12/00909/21",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-00909-21",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10003961",
  "safety_gate_published": "2021-06-17",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2021,
    "week": 25,
    "date": "2021-06-25"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Skin care gel",
  "brand_as_notified": "MERANINI",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Meranini",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/meranini"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Tretinoin Gel USP",
  "model": "A-Ret Gel 0.05% 20g",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "20 grams of gel advertised as for skin care. The product was also sold online.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "According to the list of ingredients, the product contains retinoic acid (tretinoin), which should be prescribed by and used under the supervision of a practitioner and is forbidden in cosmetic products.Retinoic acid is teratogenic and can lead to embryopathy and affect or kill the unborn child. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "3 Jun 2021"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures\nDate of entry into force: 03/06/2021",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Hungary",
  "country_of_origin": "Unknown",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "A-Ret Gel 0.05% 20g"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}