United KingdomSandal Whitening Beauty Cream by Sandal — an orange face cream sold in a plastic tub with a green cardboard box (barcode 0151973298090, product number 147S) — is affected. Testing found 14,860 mg/kg (1.49%) mercury, a prohibited ingredient, so the product was seized from the retailer and does not meet Regulation (EC) 1223/2009. Owners should stop using it immediately and seek redress from the place of purchase.
What's being recalled
Product Safety Report for Sandal Whitening Beauty Cream presenting a serious chemical risk.
Type: Cosmetics – Skin-Lightening Cream
Brand: Sandal
Barcode: 0151973298090
Product number: 147S
Country of Origin: Pakistan
Product Description: Orange face cream sold in a plastic tub and green cardboard box.
How to identify it
PSD notification number: 2508-0103
Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
The hazard
The product presents a serious chemical risk as when tested, the cream was found to contain 14860mg/kg (1.49%) mercury. Mercury is prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
For more information on how exposure to mercury can affect your health, please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mercury-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology/mercury-general-information.
The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.
What to do
The product has been seized from the retailer (Choice Halal Centre, Crawley) and is awaiting destruction.
Owners of the affected product should stop using it immediately and seek redress from the place of purchase.
The official notice
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