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 peel containing an ingredient unauthorized for this use, a lightening lotion and a slimming cream containing ingredients prohibited in cosmetics.
Peeling
Brand: MCCM 
Name: T50T35 Professional Use Peel
Barcode: R01
• Country of origin: Spain
• Notifying country: Spain
Risk type: chemical
The product does not contain the appropriate instructions for use and warnings. Furthermore, the product contains thioglycolic acid.
This ingredient cannot be used directly on the skin.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulations.
Measures ordered by economic operators (to manufacturer): stop of sales, withdrawal of the product from the market.
Whitening lotion
Brand: Dodo cosmetics 
Name: Clinic Clear, Whitening Body Lotion
Barcode: 6181100284225
batch number: 006947
• Country of origin: Togo
• Notifying country: Germany
Risk type: chemical
The product contains clobetasol propionate (measured concentration: 0.014% by weight) and hydroquinone (measured values up to 0.42% by weight). These ingredients are prohibited in cosmetics.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulations.
Measures ordered by economic operators (to retailer): recall of the product from end users.
Slimming cream
Brand: Bliss 
Name: Fat Girl Sleep
• Country of origin: United States
• Notifying country: United Kingdom
Risk type: chemical
The product contains the preservative methylisothiazolinone, which is prohibited in leave-on products.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
Corrective measure: recall of the product from end users.
Sources
• Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, Report 2022-05, European Commission, February 4, 2022
• Product Safety Database – Unsafe Product Report, Office for Product Safety & Standards, 04 février 2022
