FDA Circular No. 2010-015
DECLARING THE IDENTIFIED PRODUCTS TO BE IMMINENTLY INJURIOUS, UNSAFE OR DANGEROUS AND AUTHORIZING THE FDA INSPECTORS TO SEIZE SAID PRODUCTS FROM PUBLIC SALE OR DISTRIBUTION
(NAR) VOL. 22 NO. 1, JANUARY - MARCH 2011
[ FDA CIRCULAR NO. 2010-015, August 13, 2010 ]
DECLARING THE IDENTIFIED PRODUCTS 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 samples of the following cosmetic products that were collected on separate occasions at various establishments/outlets identified as: PRODUCTBRAND PREPARATION MANUFACTURER/DISTRIBUTOR NAME NAME St. Dalfour Beauty St. Dalfour Cream Tokyo, Japan Whitening Cream Beauty Girl Papaya & Cream Yudantang Hawthorn Essence Beauty Girl International – (10Double Whitening Taiwan Speckles Removed Essence) Beauty Girl Ginseng Beauty Girl Cream Yudantang & Green Cucumber International – (10 Double Whitening Taiwan Speckles Removed) Beauty Girl Essence Beauty Girl Cream Yudantang Aloe Pearl (10 International – Double Whitening Taiwan Speckles Removed Essence) Beauty Girl Olive & Beauty Girl Cream Yudantang Sheep Essence (10 International – DoubleWhitening Taiwan Speckles Removed Essence)contain heavy metal (Mercury) exceeding the allowable limit of 1ppm. These cosmetic products 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 and consumers are sought in reporting all outlets found selling the above products. Adopted: 31 August 2010
(SGD.) NAZARITA T. TACANDONG, RPH, MPA Acting Director IV