FDA Announces More 34 Harzardous Cosmetics

FDA announces more 34 harzardous cosmetics

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced 34 more cosmetic brand names that cause negative effects on the users. The cosmetics have been found to be composed by dangerous chemicals.

FDA Secretary-General Phakdee Phothisiri (ภักดี โพธิศิริ) has disclosed that the administration has notified 40 hazardous cosmetic brand names since the past two days, following the people’s complaints on the usage of these products.

The FDA has prohibited 74 cosmetic items to be distributed, and it has announced that the violators will be punished. They will face no more than one year imprisonment or a fine of no more than 60,000 baht, or both.

The banned cosmetic brand names will be posted in the FDA website, www.fda.moph.go.th. Consumers also check these brands by calling the FDA hotline number at 1556.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 16 March 2006