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: lightening lotions containing prohibited preservatives.
Skin lightening lotion
Brand : Mama Africa Cosmetics 
Name : Temosol Super Éclaircissante & Traitante Citronella
Barcode : 6280675004518
Batch number : L#13335
• Country of origin : Unknow
• Notifying country : Sweden
Risk type : chemical
According to the list of ingredients the product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MCI and MI) which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics.
Dermal contact with MCI and MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis in sensitive persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer) : Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Skin lightening lotion
Brand : Mama Africa Cosmetics 
Name : Sequence Loghtening Body Lotion
Barcode : 6280675004457
Batch number : L#13345
• Country of origin : Unknow
• Notifying country : Sweden
Risk type : chemical
According to the list of ingredients the product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MCI and MI) which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics.
Dermal contact with MCI and MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis in sensitive persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer) : Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Source
• Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, Report 2022-10, European Commission, 11 March 2022
