{
  "alert_number": "A12/1442/10",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-1442-10",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-17713",
  "safety_gate_published": "2010-09-30",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2010,
    "week": 39,
    "date": "2010-10-01"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Skin lightening serum",
  "brand_as_notified": "Clear Essence",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Clear Essence",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/clearessence"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": "LOT #080805-2",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Skin Lightening Serum for areas around the eyes sold in plastic bottle with pump-action dispenser cap, packed in a printed cardboard box.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 1.84% hydroquinone, which can pose a threat to health if applied over a large area over a long period. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Voluntary recall from consumers by the distributor",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Voluntary recall from consumers by the distributor.\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "United States",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "LOT #080805-2"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}