Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2020-9
Caro Light · Lightening Beauty Cream
The product contains hydroquinone (measured value: 4.5 % by weight). Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis and might also induce cancer. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
- Published
- 28 February 2020
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Import rejected at border. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00270/20
- Batch
- L:11A03113
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 9501101370579
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Congo
Product description
Skin lightening cream