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 cream for acne-prone skin that contains an ingredient prohibited in cosmetics.
Anti acne cream
Brand: MeraninI 
Name: Tretinoin Gel USP
Type: A-Ret Gel 0.05% 20g
• Country of origin: Hungary
• Notifying country: unknown
Risk type: chemical
According to the list of ingredients, the product contains retinoic acid (tretinoin), which should be prescribed by and used under the supervision of a practitioner and is forbidden in cosmetic products.
Retinoic acid is teratogenic and can lead to embryopathy and affect or kill the unborn child.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to distributor): 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 2020-25, European Commission, June 25, 2021
