Advisory: FDA orders ban and seizure of 16 cosmetic products

The FDA bans 16 products, mostly from China, on suspicion that it may contain unsafe levels of heavy metals (such as lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic). The products are as follows:

- Baiyansu Three-In-One Whitening Set
- Beauty Girl Green Cucumber 6 Days Double Whitening Soft Essence Cream
- Bihuayn Whitening Day Cream
- Care Skin Strong Whitening and Spot Removing Package
- Gadakai Freckle Removing Cream
- Huayuenong 12 days Whitening and Speckle Removing Wrecking Set
- Huayuenong 12 days Whitening and Speckle Removing Wrecking Set (Note: No idea why this product was listed twice)
- White Advance Hydroxytyrosol L-Glutathione Whitening and Anti-Aging Cream
- Yudantang Ginseng and Green Cucumber 10 Days Whitening Speckles Removed Essence
- Yudantang Green Olive and Papaya Natrual Essence 6 Days Specific Eliminating Freckle Whitening Sun Block Cream
- Yundantang Sea Pearl and Papaya Specific Eliminating Freckle Whitening Cream
- Specific Eliminating Freckle Spot and Double Whitening Sun Block Cream
- Yundantang 10 Days Whitening Speckles Removed Essence, with picture of cow and papaya (Wat?)
- Zyiang Day Cream
- Whitening Cream (with the rest of the label in Chinese characters)
- Product label in Chinese characters, with gold package and picture of red flower with 3 green leaves

The advisory (link here) also advised the public to use only FDA acknowledged products and to carefully read the labels of cosmetic products before purchase. Said FDA-approved products must contain the following information:

- Name and address of the local company
- Full ingredient listing
- Batch code
- Date of manufacture or expiration date