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Friday, June 17, 2022Recalls of products

Recall of product - June 17 2022

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Every week, dedicated European portals (Safety Gate for the European Union, Safety Database for the United Kingdom) list the non-compliant and/or dangerous products detected on the market by the control authorities. Here are the cosmetic products that are subject to a recall or a marketing ban this week: anti-aging ampoules with defective packaging and a lightening cream containing an ingredient prohibited in cosmetics.

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Anti-ageing ampoules

Brand: Vichy
Name: Liftactiv Specialist Peptide-C Anti-Aging-Ampoules

Barcodes: 3337875670630, 3433425339887
Batch numbers: MB167200, MB180500, MB223800

Country of origin: France
Notifying country: Germany

Risk type: over time and under varying storage conditions, the glass in these ampoules may become brittle, making it impossible to guarantee safe opening.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures ordered by economic operators (to distributor): withdrawal of the product from the market, stop of sales, recall of the product from end users,removal of this product listing by the online marketplace.

Whitening cream

Brand: Dream Cosmetics
Name: Caro White

Barcodes: 6181100530001, 6181100530018, 6181100530056

Country of origin: Ivory Coast
Notifying country: Italy

Risk type: chemical
The product contains hydroquinone, which is prohibited in cosmetic products.
Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulations.

Measures ordered by public authorities (to importer): withdrawal of the product from the market.

Source
Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, European Commission, 19 June 2022

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