Recall and destroy substandard skin creams

The Drug Administration of Vietnam (Ministry of Health) has just decided to suspend circulation, recall and request the destruction of a batch of Thuan Moc skin cream products, produced by Hoa Binh Pharma Joint Stock Company and Tan Van Xuan Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Joint Stock Company, because they do not meet quality standards on microbial limits.

According to the official dispatch of the Drug Administration Department sent to the Health Departments, the suspended product batch is Thuan Moc skin cream, box of 1 tube of 21g, batch number 12/2024/NHB, production date September 10, 2024, expiry date March 9, 2027, announcement receipt number 94/23/CBMP-HB.

Thuan Moc skin cream products

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The product is brought to market by Hoa Binh Pharma Joint Stock Company, located in Dong Se village, Luong Son commune, Phu Tho province, and manufactured by Tan Van Xuan Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Joint Stock Company.

The product sample was taken by the Center for Drug, Cosmetic and Food Testing (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health) at Pharmacity Pharmacy No. 403 (169 To Hien Thanh, Hoa Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) for quality testing. The test results showed that the sample did not meet the standards for microbial limits.

The Drug Administration Department requests to suspend circulation and recall nationwide the above-mentioned product batch and assign health departments to notify businesses and cosmetic users in the area to immediately stop trading and using the above-mentioned Thuan Moc skin cream batch and return it to the product supplier and return the product; at the same time, recall and destroy the entire violating batch, and handle violators according to current regulations.

Hoa Binh Pharma Joint Stock Company and Tan Van Xuan Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Joint Stock Company must send a recall notice to the distributors and users of the above-mentioned Thuan Moc skin cream product batch of 1 tube of 21g; receive returned products from business establishments and proceed to recall and destroy all product batches that do not meet regulations. Report the results to the Department of Drug Administration before December 5, 2025.

The dispatch also requested the Phu Tho Provincial Department of Health to supervise the recall and destruction of the two enterprises, and to inspect and handle violations in the production and trading of cosmetics according to regulations. The inspection results report must be sent to the Drug Administration Department before December 20, 2025.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thu-hoi-tieu-huy-kem-boi-da-khong-dat-chat-luong-185251113093003162.htm