France seizes non-compliant skin lighteners
French consumer control authorities have seized two skin lightener products because of concerns that they break the EU's cosmetics directive.
French consumer control authorities have seized two skin lightener products because of concerns that they break the EU's 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 The European Commission's RAPEX consumer alert service said it was withdrawn because it contains glucocorticoid betamethasone dipropionate at 0.033g/100g, breaking the directive.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 Swiss-made and banned because it contains betamethasone dipropionate at 0.045%, also a breach of the directive. In both instances, there was a “seizure of products by the [French consumer] authority”, said the Commission.