PORTUGUESE CONSUMER PROTECTION SERVICE BUSY WITH COSMETICS
October 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE CONSUMER protection authorities of Portugal have been busy with unsafe cosmetics products in September, with five withdrawals reported by European Union consumer safety network RAPEX. Some covered Spanish made products - such as Isdruc 'Crema despigmentante' skin lightening cream; plus Tempting 'Vitamine vital shampoo' and 'Live Mask repair'. Also sales were blocked of Carolight 'lightening beauty soap with carrot oil' and 'lightening beauty cream 500 ml, with carrot oil', made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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THE CONSUMER protection authorities of Portugal have been busy with unsafe cosmetics products in September, with five withdrawals reported by European Union consumer safety network RAPEX. Some covered Spanish made products - such as Isdruc 'Crema despigmentante' skin lightening cream; plus Tempting 'Vitamine vital shampoo' and 'Live Mask repair'. Also sales were blocked of Carolight 'lightening beauty soap with carrot oil' and 'lightening beauty cream 500 ml, with carrot oil', made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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