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: baby wipes containing preservatives prohibited in cosmetics.
Baby wipes
Brand: Optimal 
Name: Wet Wipes Aloe Vera
Barcode: 042
Batch number: 5304000204372
• Country of origin: Albania
• Notifying country: Cyprus
Risk type: chemical
The product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone (measured values: 0.0009% and 0.0005%), which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): withdrawal of the product from the market.
Baby wipes
Brand: Optimal 
Name: Wet Wipes Chamomile
Barcode: 5304000204396
Batch number: 009
• Country of origin: Albania
• Notifying country: Cyprus
Risk type: chemical
The product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone (measured values: 0.0007% and 0.00004%), which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): withdrawal of the product from the market.
Baby wipes
Brand: Optimal 
Name: Wet Wipes Levender
Barcode: 5304000204389
Batch number: 330
• Country of origin: Albania
• Notifying country: Cyprus
Risk type: chemical
The product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone (measured values: 0.0009% and 0.0005%), which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics.
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
• Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, Report 2020-38, European Commission, September 24, 2021
