EU RAPEX SERVICE REPORTS SKIN LIGHTENER BANS
November 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
FRANCE consumer control authorities have seized two skin lightener products because of concerns that they break the European Union's (EU) cosmetics directive. One product was an Italy-made prosone gel made by Nichben Pharmaceutical Industries, sold in 30ml bottles. The European Commission's RAPEX consumer alert service said it was withdrawn because it contains glucocorticoid betamethasone dipropionate at 0.033g/100g, breaking the directive. The second banned lightener sold as "Neoprosone gel forte 'Tecmomed'", said RAPEX, was ...
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