On August 20, the Drug Administration of Vietnam issued a notice to suspend circulation, recall and destroy the batch of Fobe Mouth Ulcer oral heat Gel product - box 1 type of 10g, due to not meeting the quality of the limit for microorganisms.
According to the test results of the Binh Thuan Center for Testing Drugs, Cosmetics, and Food (Lam Dong Department of Health), this product sample taken at Phuc Khang Pharmacy (Tuyen Quang Commune, Lam Dong Province) did not meet safety requirements. The product label states: receipt number of declaration form 15527/23/CBMP-HN, lot number 071124, NSX 071124, HSD 071127. The product is responsible for being launched on the market by Fobelife Joint Stock Company (HCMC) and produced by SJK Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Cosmetics Company Limited (Hanoi).
The Drug Administration has suspended circulation and nationwide recalled the above-mentioned Fobe Mouth Ulcer oral thermogenic gel product batch.
The Departments of Health of provinces and cities must notify business and use establishments to immediately stop trading and using and recall and destroy products; at the same time, monitor and handle violations according to regulations.
Fobelife Joint Stock Company and SJK Company are responsible for notifying the recall to distributors, receiving the product return and organizing destruction. The two enterprises must report the results of the recovery and destruction to the Drug Administration before September 18, 2025.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health and the Hanoi Department of Health are responsible for supervising the recall and destruction of the two companies, and at the same time inspecting compliance with legal regulations in the production and trading of cosmetics. The test results must be sent to the Department of Drug Administration before October 3, 2025.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam affirmed that this recall is to protect consumers' health, and at the same time requested relevant units to seriously implement it to avoid repeating violations.
On the same day, the Drug Administration also announced the suspension of circulation, recall and nationwide destruction of the Episode BM Beaumore ( Apricot scrub Foam Cleansing, Beaumore brand) - 120g type of milk product due to poor quality.
According to the testing report of the Center for Drug, Cosmetic and Food Testing (Quang Ngai Department of Health), this product sample contains Methylparaben and Propylparaben - substances not included in the formula approved in the Cosmetic Declaration No.000138/21/CBMP-HCM. The product belongs to lot HM25, production date 23.1.2025, expiration date 23.1.2028, with Khang Thinh Import-Export Company Limited (HCMC) responsible for launching it on the market.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam has suspended circulation, recalled and destroyed all product batches nationwide.
The Department of Health of provinces and cities notifies businesses and consumers to stop using and return violating products, and supervise the recovery and handling according to regulations.
Khang Thinh Company must notify the distribution points, receive products back, organize destruction and send a report to the Drug Administration before September 18, 2025.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health supervises the recall process, at the same time revokes the Product Declaration Form, checks the compliance with the law of the enterprise and reports to the Ministry of Health before October 3, 2025.
