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Skin-lightening product – White Gold “Whitening Cream with Blackberry extract”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 6 Aug 2013In the weekly report of 16 Aug 2013 (week 32, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin-lightening product
Brand
White Gold
Name
Whitening Cream with Blackberry extract
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
Unknown
Description
Whitening face cream in a black plastic pot, with information leaflet, packaged in black cardboard box marked ‘White Gold Whitening Cream with Blackberry extract’
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (9720 mg/kg) as a skin lightening substance, which can cause damage to internal organs.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.
Measures
  • Warning consumers of the risks · from 15 Jul 2013
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
Pakistan
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1069/13
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1069/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-032 (XML)
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