Maharashtra FDA issues warning against 3 cosmetic products due to high mercury and lead content
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (MFDA) issued a public warning against three cosmetic products on Sunday. The authorities claimed that the beauty care products contain mercury and lead at dangerously high levels compared to permissible levels, raising health concerns. The declared products are: Goree Beauty Cream , Face Fresh Gold (Beauty Cream + Beauty Serum), and Golden Star Beauty Cream .
Here’s a closer look at the MFDA’s urgent warning against the cosmetic products with heavy metals.
MFDA warns of the risk of kidney failure and damage to the nervous system
MFDA flagged the aforementioned cosmetic products, citing that prolonged use may lead to kidney failure, as well as damage to the nervous system and skin, as per an NDTV Marathi report. The drug regulator has asked beauty care product users to immediately stop the purchase, consumption, and distribution. Moreover, the personal care items did not mention the mandatory information such as the manufacturer's name and address, batch number, manufacturing date, and expiry date.
As a result of the failed laboratory tests, MFDA has asked the retailers, distributors, and the e-commerce middlemen to halt the sale and stocking of the warned products. The authorities have asked the businesses to submit an official report to the FDA on the products recalled from the market and keeping those in their possession. Furthermore, MFDA issued an appeal to the citizens to buy the products from authorized sellers and check that the packaging possesses all the mandatory details.
Here’s a closer look at the MFDA’s urgent warning against the cosmetic products with heavy metals.
MFDA warns of the risk of kidney failure and damage to the nervous system
MFDA flagged the aforementioned cosmetic products, citing that prolonged use may lead to kidney failure, as well as damage to the nervous system and skin, as per an NDTV Marathi report. The drug regulator has asked beauty care product users to immediately stop the purchase, consumption, and distribution. Moreover, the personal care items did not mention the mandatory information such as the manufacturer's name and address, batch number, manufacturing date, and expiry date.
As a result of the failed laboratory tests, MFDA has asked the retailers, distributors, and the e-commerce middlemen to halt the sale and stocking of the warned products. The authorities have asked the businesses to submit an official report to the FDA on the products recalled from the market and keeping those in their possession. Furthermore, MFDA issued an appeal to the citizens to buy the products from authorized sellers and check that the packaging possesses all the mandatory details.
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