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Skin lightening product – Whiten Skin “Whiten active anti-sport day and night cream”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 29 Oct 2013In the weekly report of 1 Nov 2013 (week 43, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin lightening product
Brand
Whiten Skin
Brand as notified
Whiten skin
Name
Whiten active anti-sport day and night cream
Type / model
unknown
Batch
unknown
Description
Whitening anti-spot day and night cream. Yellow/golden box with "Whiten skin" in white letters and two pictures of a woman before/after use
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains mercury (1800 mg/kg). The product does not comply with the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market
Notifying country
Norway
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1498/13
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1498/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-043 (XML)
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