{
  "alert_number": "SR/00957/25",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-00957-25",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10093485",
  "safety_gate_published": "2025-03-11",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2025,
    "week": 11,
    "date": "2025-03-14"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Dark spot corrector",
  "brand_as_notified": "Uniparco Cosmetique",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Uniparco Cosmetique",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/uniparcocosmetique"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Lightup Dark Spots Correcting Beauty Lotion",
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": "6043000036963",
  "barcodes": [
    "6043000036963"
  ],
  "description": "Body lotion, 400 ml.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The product contains hydroquinone and clobetasol propionate (measured values: 5.2% and 0.01%, respectively), which are prohibited in cosmetic products. Hydroquinone is a skin sensitiser and may cause allergic contact dermatitis. Clobetasol propionate is a corticosteroid that should only be applied if medically prescribed. Exposure to it could cause skin irritation and may lead to endocrine problems. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Destruction of the product",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "10 Sep 2024"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product\nDate of entry into force: 10/09/2024",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland",
  "country_of_origin": "Senegal",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "6043000036963"
    ],
    "batches": [],
    "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."
}