EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Sweden · 2026-02-20 · Serious risk
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🔴 Serious hazard — Reported risk: Produkten innehåller hydrokinon (uppmätt värde upp till 2 viktprocent), vilket är förbjudet i denna kosmetiska produkt. Hydrokinon kan orsaka allergisk hudreaktion och kan orsaka cancer och orsakar allvarliga ögonskador. Produkten uppfyller inte kraven i förordningen om kosmetiska produkter.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Category of measure
Stop of sales
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Product Name (original English): Citrolight Lightening beauty creme
Risk Description (original English): The product contains hydroquinone (measure value up to 2% by weight), which is prohibited in this cosmetic product. Hydroquinone may cause an allergic skin reaction and might cause cancer and causes serious eye damage.
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