recallarchive

Skin lightening product – Caro “Caro Light - Lightening oil”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 11 Aug 2014In the weekly report of 15 Aug 2014 (week 32, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin lightening product
Brand
Caro (10 alerts)
Name
Caro Light - Lightening oil
Type / model
Unknown
Batch numbers
Batch number: L5B92778; Expiration and manufacturing dates: - F:12/13; - E:12/15. (official alert record)
Batch as notified
Batch number: L5B92778;Expiration and manufacturing dates: - F:12/13; - E:12/15.
Description
Orange plastic bottle with gold, green, white and black characters and an orange cap. Volume 50 ml.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the ingredient hydroquinone, as declared on the label, the use of which is prohibited in cosmetics and personal hygiene products.The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Product Regulation.
Measures
  • Import rejected at border · from 9 Jul 2014
Notifying country
Portugal
Country of origin
Democratic Republic Of Congo
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1258/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1258/14
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.

Other alerts for Caro

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1258/14
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-032 (XML)
    the copy this page was built fromCC0 1.0