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EU Safety Gate · Report-2012-031

Caro TOP · Clarifying Beauty Lotion with carrot oil

This product poses a chemical risk because it contains the ingredient hydroquinone as declared in 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
03 August 2012
Notifying authority
Portugal
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
A12/1144/12
Model
Unknown
Batch
- Batch: 6209; - Bar code: 6 181100 313659; Manufacturing and expiration dates: FAB: 21/05/12, EXP: 21/05/15.
Check-digit validated barcodes
6181100313659
Category
Cosmetics
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
Not published

Skin lightening beauty lotion with carrot oil. Bottle with a white and orange adhesive label; content: 450 ml.