FDA Circular No. 2010-011
DECLARING THE PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED BELOW TO BE IMMINENTLY INJURIOUS, UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS AND AUTHORIZING THE FDA INSPECTORS TO SEIZE SAID PRODUCTS FROM PUBLIC SALE OR DISTRIBUTION
(NAR) VOL. 21 NO.3 JULY - SEPTEMBER 2010
[ FDA CIRCULAR NO. 2010-011, June 16, 2010 ]
DECLARING THE PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED BELOW TO BE IMMINENTLY INJURIOUS, UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS AND AUTHORIZING THE FDA INSPECTORS TO SEIZE SAID PRODUCTS FROM PUBLIC SALE OR DISTRIBUTION
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have found, through laboratory examination that the samples of the following cosmetic products identified as: Product Name Brand Name Preparation Manufacturer/Distributor JJJ (Golden Package) JJJ (GoldenCream Not indicated in the Magic Package) packaging Spots Removing Cream (Spots Removing Super) Beauty Girl Double White Beauty Girl Cream Beauty Girl International Collagen Elastin Whitening Cosmetic Group Co. – Night Cream/Double Hongkong White SPF17AP++ Whitening Day Cream Yinni Green Tea Quick Yinni Cream Not indicated in the Acting Whitener & Speckle packaging Remover Package (Yellow & White Cream) Glutathione Grapeseed Sanli Cream Sanli Int’l Cosmetic Extract Whitening & Group Co. –Hongkong Anti-Aging Doctor Bai Skin Doctor Bai Cream Hongkong Forever Revitalizing Skin Beauty Cosmetic Brightening (Doctor Bai Hairdressing Co. Ltd. Intensive White - Hongkong Revitalizing & Speckle Removing Set) Youngrace Age Youngrace Cream Gelidai Jiabao Cosmetics Defying Essence Co. Ltd. Gemli Glutathione Gemli Cream Sanli Intl. Cosmetic Group Hydrolyzed Collagen Co. – Hongkong Whitening & Anti-AgingQiang Li Zeng Bai Qu Ban Qiang Li Cream Zhong Guo Haerbin Wang Whitening Cream Gelidai JiabaoHuazhuangpin Co.
Ltd. Shengli Day & Night Shengli Cream Dist: Shengli Trading–dela Cream Reina St.,Binondo S’Zitang Cream S’Zitang Cream Not indicated in the packaging BIB Day Cream Whitening BIB Cream Biyibi Meirongpin Cream – 921 Youxiangonsi Chupin – Taiwangsheng Gaoxiongshi Zhongshanbeilu 3289 Hao which were collected on separate occasions at various establishments/outlets contain heavy metal (Mercury) exceeding the allowable limit of 1ppm. These cosmetic products were found to contain impurities/contaminants that are way beyond the allowable limit and therefore pose imminent danger or injury to the consuming public; and the importation, selling or offering for sale of such is in direct violation of Republic Act No. 9711 or the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009. Accordingly, in the interest of protecting public health and safety and pursuant to
Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9711, the Food and Drug Regulation Officers of this Office (both Central and those in the regions) are hereby ordered to seize immediately the above identified cosmetic products for custody from all outlets or establishments where they may be found. Likewise, the assistance of all local government units are sought in reporting all outlets found selling the above products and all enforcement agencies are hereby deputized to apprehend and cause the appropriate criminal action against all outlets or establishments found selling the above identified products.
(SGD.) NAZARITA T. TACANDONG, RPh, MPA Acting Director IV