Urgent recall, production suspended! This popular skincare product snail | Guangzhou Zhonghao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. | Skincare products
recently
A product called "Red Snail Infant First Cream"
Infant and child products exposed
Suspected illegal addition of antibiotic tacrolimus components
Tacrolimus
Tacrolimus is an antibiotic used to treat moderate or severe dermatitis. Long term exposure of the human body to skincare products containing antibiotics can easily cause symptoms such as contact dermatitis and antibiotic allergies, leading to drug resistance. Drug residues may also cause allergic reactions.
The safety and efficacy of tacrolimus in children under 2 years old have not yet been established, so it is not recommended to use it in this age group.
At the same time, China's "Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification" clearly stipulates that antibiotics cannot be added as production materials or components to cosmetics.
As soon as the news came out, it attracted widespread attention. It is understood that the Red Snail Infant Cream is an internet famous baby cosmetic. On social media platforms, the Red Snail Baby First Cream has been highly praised by many mothers for its immediate effectiveness in dealing with baby eczema and its hormone free properties.
Three batches of tested products all detected "tacrolimus"
The Market Supervision Administration of Linhai City, Zhejiang Province conducted on-site sampling of the product and sent it to the testing agency for inspection. It was found that all three batches of the tested products were detected to be tacrolimus.
The bureau has ordered the production enterprise Guangzhou Zhonghao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. to suspend production and operation, and recall the above-mentioned products. At present, the relevant case clues are under the unified coordination and command of the National Bureau for nationwide joint verification and disposal.
Screenshot from Linhai 24-hour official website
The reporter found on the search platform that the Red Snail flagship store has taken down all products and cannot search for related products.
46 types of infant and child products from the involved enterprises
The product registration was cancelled on the same day
At the same time, it can be seen from the registration information platform of the National Medical Products Administration's domestic ordinary cosmetics that the registration of the above-mentioned Red Snail Infant Cream product was cancelled on July 13th.
A number of infant and child care products under Guangzhou Zhonghao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a related enterprise, were also cancelled on the same day, involving 46 products in total, including Apricot Xiupu Moisturizing&Moisturizing face cream, Apricot Xiupu Cream, Fino Bear Herbal Infant Cream, etc.
The registration of 46 products of Guangzhou Zhonghao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. has been cancelled:
1. Apricot skin care moisturizing face cream
2. Apricot Xiupu Cream
3. Yurong Beiai Baby Cream
4. Yurong Baby Cream
5. Apricot Protector Cream
6. Xiaohuawa Baby Kiss Cream
7. Baba Elephant Infant Primary Care Cream
8. Yifu Infants and Young Children Water Moisturizing Cream
9. Qianzhi Bencao Skincare Cream
10. An'an Daddy Moisturizing Lotion
11. An'an Daddy Moisturizing Cream
12. Baby Beixuan Yurun shampoo and shower gel
13. Henglan Fragrant Moisturizing Shampoo and Body Wash
14. Qianqu Baby Cream
15. Feno Bear Herbal Infant Cream
16. Exhaustion Hall Baby Kiss Cream
17. Mox Mox Baby Skincare Songhua Talcum Powder
18. Dou Xiaomeng Infant Care Cream
19. Dr. Ain Baby Three in One Songhua Multi effect Powder
20. Dr. Ain Baby Gallnut Body Powder
21. Dr. Ain Baby Pine Flower Mint Powder
22. YFORD Baby Care gel
23. An'an Daddy Zhen Baby Care Cream
24. Baicuining Baby Moisturizing Cream
25. Feno Bear Infant Moisturizer
26. Xingzhuang Garden Zhenhu Cream
27. Yingbei Xuan Infant Skin Cream
28. Henglan Infant Kiss Cream
29. Bakuku Baby Moisturizing Body Milk
30. Bakuku Baby Moisturizing and Moisturizing Cream
31. Bakuku Baby Lotion Cream
32. Bakuku Baby Moisturizing Shampoo and Shower Gel
33. Mahua Yingle Cream
34. Duka Zhen Skin Cream
35. Duka Baby Moisturizing Cream
36. Duka Baby Moisturizer
37. Red Snail Infant First Cream
38. Red Snail Baby Moisturizing Cream
39. Red Snail Baby Lotion
40. Runbao Yan Runbao Cream
41. Henglan Fragrant Moisturizing Bath
42. Henglan Fragrant Moisturizing Body Milk
43. Yingbei Xuan Yurun Bathing
44. Yingbei Xuan Yurun Body Milk
45. Ying Bei Xuan Yu Run face cream
46. Henglan Fragrant&Moisturizing face cream
The involved brand has a history
The reporter found through the National Medical Products Administration's domestic ordinary cosmetics filing information platform that there are two manufacturers of Red Snail Infant Cream, namely Guangzhou Zhonghao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Henglan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Among them, Henglan Biotechnology's registered products were cancelled in October 2022.
It is worth noting that the registered addresses of Zhonghao Biotechnology and Henglan Biotechnology are the same, both located at 9-2 Heyun Road, Jianggao Town, Baiyun District, Guangzhou.
According to Tianyancha, in October 2022, three batches of "Yingbeixuan Infant Skin Cream" and one batch of "Yingkang Probiotic Body Milk" under Henglan Biotechnology detected prohibited substances in cosmetics, including "chlorbetasol propionate", "halobetasol propionate", and "cyproheptadine".
The Guangdong Provincial Drug Administration has imposed a maximum penalty of 10 years on Guangzhou Henglan Biotechnology for not providing it with cosmetics registration and accepting its cosmetics administrative license applications. Mo Zengqing, the production manager of Guangzhou Henglan Biotechnology, was also given a lifetime ban on engaging in cosmetic production and business activities.
Attention should be paid when choosing children's cosmetics
01
Identify the "Little Golden Shield"
"Xiao Jin Dun" is a symbol of children's cosmetics designated by the National Medical Products Administration, and "Xiao Jin Dun" is an ID card for children's cosmetics. It clearly distinguishes children's cosmetics from adult cosmetics, allowing parents to have a clearer direction when choosing children's cosmetics.
However, it should be noted that the "Little Gold Shield" is only a distinguishing label and does not mean that the product has been approved by regulatory authorities or certified for quality and safety. It also does not mean that children's cosmetics with the "Little Gold Shield" label are necessarily high-quality products.
02
Recognize the claimed efficacy
The efficacy of cosmetics for infants and young children aged 0-3 is claimed to be limited to cleaning, moisturizing, hair care, sun protection, soothing, and refreshing; Children aged 3-12 claim to have added makeup removal, beauty enhancement, aromatherapy, and repair benefits to their cosmetics.
03
Understand the filing label
Common children's products on the market may have labels such as makeup label, consumer label, and medication label. The "Xiao" brand is only used for local skin disinfection and cannot be used for daily skin care, nor does it have any therapeutic effect; The "medicine" brand is used by clinical doctors for the treatment of diseases, such as hormone containing ointments; Only products of the "makeup" brand can be used for daily skin care.