{
  "alert_number": "A12/1258/14",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-1258-14",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/125627",
  "safety_gate_published": "2014-08-11",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2014,
    "week": 32,
    "date": "2014-08-15"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Skin lightening product",
  "brand_as_notified": "Caro",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Caro",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/caro"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Caro Light - Lightening oil",
  "model": "Unknown",
  "batch": "Batch number: L5B92778;Expiration and manufacturing dates: - F:12/13; - E:12/15.",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Orange plastic bottle with gold, green, white and black characters and an orange cap. Volume 50 ml.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "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.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Import rejected at border",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "9 Jul 2014"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other\nCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border\nDate of entry into force: 09/07/2014",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Portugal",
  "country_of_origin": "Democratic Republic Of Congo",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "Batch number: L5B92778; Expiration and manufacturing dates: - F:12/13; - E:12/15."
    ],
    "models": [
      "Unknown"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}