PUTRAJAYA: The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of the Health Ministry has revoked the notification of two cosmetic products found to contain scheduled poisons.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the banned products are Flashhskinzz Night Cream, found to contain hydroquinone, and Rissa Skin Moisturizer, which contained hydroquinone, as well as tretinoin and betamethasone 17-valerate.
Sellers and distributors should stop selling and distributing these products immediately as it violates the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984, he said in a statement on Wednesday . A company found guilty can be fined up to RM50,000 for the first offence and up to RM100,000 for subsequent offences.
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