You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, illegal, harmful… and are the subject of a recall or ban by the European sanitary authorities. Underneath, you may find all the cosmetic products targeted by the RAPEX alert system this week: a shaving foam containing a potentially carcinogenic ingredient, wipes contaminated with bacteria and a hand lotion formulated with prohibited preservatives.
Shaving foam
Brand: Body X Fuze 
Name: Pulse Shaving Foam
Type: Skin normale
Batch number: 25836
Barcode: 8718692414099
• Country of origin: Turkey
• Notifying country: Germany
Risk type: chemical
The product contains n-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA) (measured value: 615 mg/kg).
NDELA is a nitrosamine, which may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: withdrawal of the product from the market (by distributor).
cleansing wipes
Brand: CV Cadea Vera 
Name: Verwöhnende Reinigungstücher
Type: Levage parfait
Batch number: 214915
Barcode: 214915
• Country of origin: Poland
• Notifying country: Germany
Risk type: microbiological
The product contains an excessive amount of aerobic mesophilic bacteria (measured value up to: 300000 cfu/g), among which Pluralibacter gergoviae.
Pluralibacter gergoviae may be considered an opportunistic pathogen and is often resistant to antibiotics.
If the product is used on damaged skin, on mucous membranes, close to the eyes or by immunocompromised users, it may cause infection or irritation.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: removal of this product listing by the online marketplace, stop of sales, warning consumers of the risks, withdrawal of the product from the market (by distributor).
Hand and body lotion
Brand: O.P.I 
Name: Avojuice Skin Quenchers Hand and Body Lotion
Type: Peppermint Shimmer
Batch number: 12207
Barcode: 619828043382
• Country of origin: United States
• Notifying country: United Kingdom
Risk type: chemical
The product contains isopropylparaben and isobutylparaben (measured values as acid: 0.11 % by weight and 0.053 % by weight, respectively).
These parabens might be toxic for reproduction and development, and might specifically target the male reproductive system.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (by retailer).
Source
• Rapid Alert System - Weekly Reports, Report 08, European Commission, February 21, 2020
