Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2011-041
Caro · Skin lightening product "White - Savon de Beauté C
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains, as declared on the label, the ingredient hydroquinone, which may have carcinogenic effects. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
- Published
- 14 October 2011
- Notifying authority
- Portugal
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1106/11
- Model
- Bar code: 9 501101 373082; manufacturing and expiration date (Fab: 03/2010; Exp: 02/2014).
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 9501101373082
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Ivory Coast
Product description
White and orange cardboard box containing orange soap. The packaging bears the list of ingredients and the indications “Contains Hydroquinone. Keep out of reach of children” in Portuguese, French and English. Volume: 180 g.