{
  "alert_number": "A12/1550/17",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-1550-17",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/279395",
  "safety_gate_published": "2017-11-03",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2017,
    "week": 45,
    "date": "2017-11-10"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Skin lightening product",
  "brand_as_notified": "Caro White",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Caro White",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/carowhite"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Lightening Beauty Cream",
  "model": null,
  "batch": "6181100530056",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [
    "6181100530056"
  ],
  "description": "White and orange package with orange top",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "null The product contains hydroquinone (2% by weight according to the list of ingredients). Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "21 Jun 2017"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures\nDate of entry into force: 21/06/2017",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Finland",
  "country_of_origin": "Ivory Coast",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "6181100530056"
    ],
    "models": []
  },
  "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."
}