You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, illegal, harmful… and are the subject of a recall or ban by the European sanitary authorities. Underneath, you may find all the cosmetic products targeted by the RAPEX alert system this week: lightening products that contain hydroquinone and a skin care cream that contains the mixture Methylisothiazolinone / Methylchloroisothiazolinone.
Skin lightening product
Brand
:
Supreme White Paris
Name
:
Body Lotion Revelation - Toning care
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Barcode:
3 760212790102
Country of origin
:
France
Notifying country
: United Kingdom
Danger
: The product presents a chemical risk.
It
contains hydroquinone (measured value: 5% by weight). Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis, and is banned in Europe.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators:
Withdrawal of the product from the market
(By: Retailer)
Skin lightening product
Brand
:
Supreme White Paris
Name
: Body Lotion High Quality - Toning care
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Barcode:
3 760212790324
Country of origin
: France
Notifying country
: United-Kingdom
Danger : The product presents a chemical risk. It contains hydroquinone (measured value: 5% by weight). Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis, and is banned in Europe. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Retailer)
Skin lightening cream
Brand
:
P Pr. Francoise Bedon Paris
Name:
Lightening Milk
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Batch number:
S170197170171
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Barcode:
0 9886490065 9
Country of origin
: Unknown
Notifying country
: Germany
Danger : The product presents a chemical risk. It contains hydroquinone (measured value: 5% by weight). Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis, and is banned in Europe. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: Withdrawal of the product from the market (By: Distributor )
Skin care product
Brand
:
CHRISTINA
Name:
Unstress - Harmonizing Night Cream
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Batch number:
0808166
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Barcode:
7290100367605
Country of origin
: Israel
Notifying country
: Latvia
Danger : The product presents a chemical risk. The cream contains methylisothiazolinone (MI) and methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI). Dermal contact with MCI/MI-containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitized persons. The mixture MI/MIT is banned in leave-on cosmetics in Europe. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities to importer : Withdrawal of the product from the market
Source
•
Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 41
, European Union, 13/10/2017
