Carotte Lightening Body Lotion — recall SR/02102/26 (EU Safety Gate (RAPEX))

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland · 2026-07-31 · Serious risk

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🔴 Serious hazard — Reported risk: The product contains hydroquinone, which is prohibited in this cosmetic product. Hydroquinone may cause an allergic skin reaction and might cause cancer and causes serious eye damage.

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 to whom the measure were ordered: Importer
Category of measure: Import rejected at border

Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10099638

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Carotte Lightening Body Lotion — recall SR/02102/26

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