On May 24, the Department of Drug Administration (Ministry of Health) sent a notice to the Department of Health of provinces and centrally run cities and related units about suspending the circulation and recalling a 300-gram batch of Hanayuki Conditioner - Bottle cosmetics due to detecting serious quality violations.
Accordingly, this batch of products has the receipt number of the Declaration Form: 794/24/CBMP-DN, batch number: 0010125, production date 05:00: January 2025, expiration date 04.01.2027, by VB Group Trading and Service Company Limited, located at Dai Thanh Binh Scalp High-altitude Company Limited, No. 911-917 Nguyen Trai, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, responsible for bringing the product to the market, manufactured by EBC Dong Medical Factory Joint Stock Company, Road No. 6, Giang Dien Industrial Park, Giang Dien Commune, Trang Bom District, Dong Nai Province.
Test results of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Drug Testing discovered that the cosmetic sample contained the ingredient 2-Phenoxyethanol that was not published in the product file. This is a serious violation of regulations on cosmetic management, affecting the health safety of consumers.
To ensure consumer rights, the Drug Administration has issued a decision: Suspend circulation and nationwide recall the above Hanayuki Conditioner product batch.
Request VB Group Trading and Service Company Limited and EBC Dong Nai Medical Factory Joint Stock Company: Notify the entire distribution and use system of this product; receive and recall all violating products. Storage and storage of violating products until instructions for destruction from the authorities.
Urgently send the recovery results report to the Drug Administration of Vietnam before June 15, 2025. Reason for suspension: In 08 samples of cosmetic products by VB Group Trading Co., Ltd. is responsible for bringing the product to the market, EBC Dong Nai Medical Factory Joint Stock Company, in addition to 05 samples meeting quality standards, has 03 consecutive models of quality violations (02 violations containing 2-phenoxyethanol components, not included in the formula of the formula that has been received in the form of the formula, the quality of the quality of the quality of the product has been issued, the quality of the quality of the form of the quality of the quality receiving And 01 model has a sun protection index (SPF) much lower than the index on the product label).
The Departments of Health of provinces and cities widely notify businesses and cosmetic users in the area to immediately stop trading and using violating product lots and conduct recalls; Inspect and supervise the implementation of recalls; strictly handle violating units according to regulations; Propagate to make consumers and businesses vigilant with cosmetic products at risk of violations.
For the Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Departments of Health, strictly monitor the revocation of violating Hanayuki Conditioner product batches; Revok the receipt number of the Certificate of Declaration of Cosmetic Products as prescribed; Check and strictly handle violations of product declaration, labeling, advertising, sun protection index (SPF) and other regulations on cosmetic management.
Transfer the file to the police investigation agency to clarify if signs of criminal violations are detected.
Previously, the Drug Administration of Vietnam has recalled Hanayuki Shampoo cosmetics for violating the limit on microbiological specifications and discovered that they contain ingredients not included in the formula.
