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Take care when using creams to treat dry skin conditions as they can easily dry onto clothing, bedding and bandages making them more flammable.
Product Safety Report for Anise Shealight Fading Cream Face & Body presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Skin Gard Lightening Lotion presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for GDK Akagni Skin Toning Cream presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for RODIS Creme Skin Light presenting a serious chemical risk due to the presence of the skin sensitiser hydroquinone.
Product Safety Report for Skin Light with Shea Butter and Vitamin E Skin Lightening Body Lotion sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for B.B.Clear AHA Lightening Eclaircissant, Be Beautiful & Clear 5 in 1 Skin Lightening Cream sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Irodis B.B. Clear Skin Lightening Cream presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Stay Young Face & Body Cream sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product recall for Stay Young Skin Lightening Cream with Cocoa Butter and Vitamin E presenting a serious risk to health due to the presence of the prohibited substances.
Product Safety Report for Purec Egyptian Magic Whitening Face and Body Lotion presenting a serious chemical risk due to the presence of hydroquinone and glucocorticoids.
Product Safety Report for Geisha Beauty Secrets, Lightening Cream with Kojic Acid presenting a chemical risk as it contains the chemical 'Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene' which is prohibited in cosmetic products.
Over 12,000 responses so far submitted on government proposals to create first ‘smokefree generation’, less than halfway through the consultation period.
Product Safety Report for Spooktacular Deluxe Make Up Set presenting a serious chemical risk.
The Chancellor has today (4 March) announced a significant investment package in the UK’s life sciences and manufacturing sectors.
Documents of the NRPB volume 8 number 3 includes information on assessing doses of radiation to the skin.
Periodically perform skin examinations in patients on bendamustine-containing regimens and consider PML in the differential diagnosis for patients on bendamustine with new or worsening neurological, cognitive, or behavioural signs or symptoms.
A new campaign to raise awareness of the fire risk and the precautions that need to be taken by users of skin creams has been launched today
Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt: Speech at Bright Blue’s Women in Work conference on 21 November
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