Health Canada To Add Hydroquinone To The Prescription Drug List When Sold In Concentrations Greater Than 2%
Recall Summary Health Canada is restricting hydroquinone—a skin-lightening ingredient—so that products containing more than 2% of it will require a prescription instead of being available over-the-counter. This change applies to all hydroquinone products sold in Canada above the 2% concentration level.
- Category
- consumer product recall
- Country
- Canada
- Agency
- HC-PRODUCTS
- Recall date
- 2017-08-29
- Status
- Closed
- Distribution
- Canada-wide
Official recall notice from HC-PRODUCTS
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/950edeb2-4c46-4208-8b52-d5ef05ffb27f