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Skin-lightening product – G&G “Teint Uniforme-Lighteni”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 5 Dec 2017In the weekly report of 15 Dec 2017 (week 50, 2017)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin-lightening product
Brand
G&G (7 alerts)
Name
Teint Uniforme-Lighteni
Batch
7 52301 00100
Description
Skin lightening product in a 500ml plastic bottle.
Risk
The product contains kojic acid (measured value: 1.1% by weight). Kojic acid can induce skin sensitisation.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the retailer · from 27 Nov 2017
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Ivory Coast
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1770/17Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1770/17Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1770/17
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1770/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-050 (XML)
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