{
  "alert_number": "SR/02305/25",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-02305-25",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10094552",
  "safety_gate_published": "2025-06-18",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2025,
    "week": 26,
    "date": "2025-06-27"
  },
  "category": "Cosmetics",
  "product": "Skin lightening product",
  "brand_as_notified": "Light & Natural Carotone",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Light & Natural CAROTONE",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/lightandnaturalcarotone"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Black Spot Corrector Cream B. S. C.",
  "model": "NAFDAC 02-6459",
  "batch": "1082008",
  "barcode_as_notified": "6182000104309",
  "barcodes": [
    "6182000104309"
  ],
  "description": "Pale yellow perfumed skin lightening cream, 30 ml. Date of production: 01/24, Date of expiry: 01/27",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Chemical",
  "risk": "The product contains hydroquinone, which is prohibited in this cosmetic product. Hydroquinone may cause an allergic skin reaction, can cause cancer and causes serious eye damage. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Stop of sales",
      "operator": "Retailer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer\nCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "Ivory Coast",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "6182000104309"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "1082008"
    ],
    "models": [
      "NAFDAC 02-6459"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}