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: wipes containing ingredients prohibited in cosmetics.
Wet wipes
Brand: Optimal 
Name: Wet Wipes Aloe Vera
Barcode: 5304000204372
Batch numbers: 143, 242
• Country of origin: Albania
• Notifying country: Cyprus
Risk type: Chemical
The product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI) and methylisothiazolinone (MI) which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics (Measured values: MCI 0.000860% and MI 0.000480% % for batch 143, MCI 0.00118% and MI 0.00052% for batch 204).
Dermal contact with MCI and MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): withdrawal of the product from the market.
Source
• Rapid Alert System - Weekly Reports, Report 50, European Commission, December 11, 2020
