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 lightening cream containing an ingredient prohibited in cosmetics.
Whitening cream
Brand: Beneks 
Name: Fashion Fair Cream
Barcode: 23589647586218
Batch number: B0276
• Country of origin: Italy
• Notifying country: Sweden
Risk type: chemical
The product contains clobetasol propionate.
It is a corticosteroid that should be made available only under medical prescription: exposure to it could cause skin irritation and may lead to endocrine problems.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to importer): stop of sales.
Source
• Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, Report 2022-09, European Commission, March 4, 2022
