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Caro light Whitening Perfumed Glycerin — recall SR/01450/26

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Germany · 2026-05-22 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
SR/01450/26
Date of alert
2026-05-22
Country / jurisdiction
Germany
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
Mama Africa
Product category
Cosmetics
Product type
Skin lightening lotion
Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
6280675004389
🔴 Serious hazard — Reported risk: The product has an excessive concentration of kojic acid (measured value: 2.03%). Kojic acid can affect the balance of the thyroid system and also induce skin sensitisation, when used at high concentrations on hand and face, or if used on large areas of skin.
What to do

Check whether your product matches this notice (name, batch, dates). If it does, stop using it and follow the instructions in the official notice — refund, return, repair or disposal are set by the issuing authority and the business, and they differ per recall. Official notice from EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) →

Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Retailer
Category of measure
Stop of sales
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10098926

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