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Natural Face Beauty Cream — chemical risk

UK OPSSSerious riskChemicalFeb 16, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Natural Face Beauty Cream — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product presents a serious chemical risk as when tested, the cream was found to contain 3640mg/kg (0.364%) mercury. Mercury is prohibited for use in cosmetic products. Mercury was also not listed as an ingredient. The product was also missing some required labelling and incorrect names were used on the ingredient list. For more information on how exposure to mercury can affect your health 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 or the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.

Remedy

The product has been seized and destroyed.

Product safety report

Measures taken

  • Destruction of the product

Product description

Natural face white ‘beauty cream’ in yellow and green packaging

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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