Safety Gate warns about Sandal skin lightening cream over mercury
The Whitening Beauty Cream contains mercury, which builds up in the body and can damage the kidneys, brain and nervous system, and it may affect reproduction and the unborn child.
What to do
Measure taken: Seizure of Goods (economic operator: Retailer), in force from 15/08/2025.
Note from Recalled Today: If you own this product, stop using it and contact the seller.
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Notice details
- Product
- Skin lightening cream
- Company
- Sandal
- Hazard
- The product contains mercury (measured value: 1,49% by weight). Mercury accumulates in the body and can damage the kidneys, brain and nervous system. Additionally, it may affect reproduction and the unborn child. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
- Countries that reacted
- None listed
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/00392/26
- Model or type: 147S
- Measure in force since
- 15/08/2025
- Published on Safety Gate
- February 4, 2026
- Listed on Recalled Today
- February 4, 2026
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Sandal Skin lightening cream (Whitening Beauty Cream)
- Product
- Product: Skin lightening cream Name: Whitening Beauty Cream Brand: Sandal Description: Skin lightening cream.
- Risk
- Risk type: Chemical The product contains mercury (measured value: 1,49% by weight). Mercury accumulates in the body and can damage the kidneys, brain and nervous system. Additionally, it may affect reproduction and the unborn child. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
- Measures taken
- Seizure of Goods (economic operator: Retailer), in force from 15/08/2025
- Country of origin
- Pakistan
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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