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: products contaminated with bacteria and cosmetics containing prohibited preservatives.
Hair lotion
Brand: New Placentyne 
Name: New Placentyne
Barcode: 8029550000126
• Country of origin: Italy
• Notifying country: Sweden
Risk type: chemical
The product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MCI and MI) which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics. Dermal contact with MCI and MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis in sensitive persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by economic operators (to retailer): ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures.
Lightening cream
Brand: Mama Africa Cosmetics 
Name: Mama Africa
Barcode: 6280675002996
• Country of origin: Italy
• Notifying country: Sweden
Risk type: chemical
The product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MCI and MI) which are forbidden in leave-on cosmetics. Dermal contact with MCI and MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis in sensitive persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by economic operators (to retailer): ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures.
Make-up remover
Brand: Bioderma 
Name: Sensibio H2O
Barcode: 3701129801642
Batch number: 22411H, 22413H, 22515H, 22915H, 23012H
Type : 850 ml
• Country of origin: France
• Notifying country: Romania
Risk type: biological
The product is biologically contaminated, with a biofilm on a filling line. Consequently, safe use cannot be guaranteed.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by economic operators (to retailer): withdrawal of the product from the market.
Hair detangler
Brand: Baylis & Harding 
Name: Goodness Hair Detangler Watermelon Burst
Batch number: 1319A
• Country of origin: United Kingdom
• Notifying country: United Kingdom
Risk type: microbiological
This product poses a serious risk of microbiological contamination due to the presence of Pluralibacter Gergoviea.
This product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013
Corrective measure: recall of the product from end users.
Source
• Safety Gate: the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, Report 2022-12, European Commission, 25 March 2022
• Product Safety Database - Unsafe Product Report, Office for Product Safety & Standards, March 25, 2022
