Philippines Cracks Down on Lead of Violative Levels in Cosmetics

Recently, Philippines Regional Field Office-National Capital Region (RFO-NCR) tested all unnotified cosmetic products for the mercury, lead and arsenic as part of the post marketing surveillance. 4 cosmetic products were detected with high levels of lead content beyond 20 ppm limit. This acceptable limit is set by the ASEAN Cosmetic Directives (ACD) that all cosmetic products in Philippines shall comply with.

The 4 cosmetic products are as follows:

1. Baolishi Lipstick #20 (Red Case)
2. Miss Beauty New Formulized Moisture Lipstick #2 (Black plastic container)
3. Monaliza Series Lipstick #5 (Gold Case)
4. Miss Beauty BB Spray UV Resistance Whitening Spray (Plastic bottle with translucent cap and white spray)

Philippines FDA warned the public against buying cosmetic products that have no FDA Certificate of Product Notification and advised consumers to purchase products cosmetics from legitimate outlets.