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EU Safety Gate · Report-2012-022

Caro · Skin lightening product "Caro White Beauty Lotion"

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the ingredient hydroquinone, as declared on the label, the use of which is prohibited in cosmetics and personal hygiene products. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics directive 76/768/EEC.

Published
01 June 2012
Notifying authority
Malta
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
0830/12
Model
Manufactured on 06/11 Expired on 06/13 Batch 8B26443/0 Registration Number 02-6822
Category
Cosmetics
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
Democratic Republic Of Congo

Skin lightening beauty lotion.