Every week, dedicated European portals (Safety Gate for the European Union, Safety Database for the United Kingdom) list the non-compliant and/or dangerous products detected on the market by the control authorities. Here are the cosmetic products that are subject to a recall or a marketing ban this week: a shower gel containing a dangerous preservative and whose INCI list is incomplete.
Shower gel
Brand: Oud Dubai 
Name: Gel Douche Pomme d’Amour
• Country of origin: unknown
• Notifying country: France
Risk type: chemical
The product contains Methylisothiazolinone (measured value: 0.00245%). It is a strong sensitizer that can cause allergic dermatitis.
In addition, the product contains Chlorphenesin and Phenoxyethanol, which are not listed in the ingredients.
Excessive amounts of Chlorphenesin can cause severe eye and skin irritation.
Phenoxyethanol is a mild irritant and is hematotoxic.
It can damage the blood and liver when formulated in excessive amounts.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulations.
Measures ordered by economic operators (to distributor): withdrawal of the product from the market.
Source
• Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, European Commission, 15 April 2022
