The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) canceled, this Monday (16/1), the authorizations for the manufacture of seven hair styling ointments for not complying with health standards.
Some of the products had even been subject to restrictive measures on marketing and use. With the new resolutionpublished on Friday (1/13), the products can no longer be manufactured.
The decision was taken a week following Anvisa decided to withdraw products manufactured by Microfarma Indústria e Comércio Ltda. from the market. More than 200 notifications of cases of temporary blindness and eye burns were registered in Rio de Janeiro following using the Cassu Braids ointment, manufactured by the company.
Check out the full list of products:
- Modeling Ointment for Braids Anti-Frizz Be Black, manufactured by the company Cosmetic Group Indústria e Comércio de Cosméticos Eireli;
- Ointment Black – Essenza Hair, manufactured by Evolução Indústria de Cosméticos Ltda.;
- Modeling Ointment for Boxbraids Braids (Fixa Liss), manufactured by Evolução Indústria de Cosméticos Ltda.;
- Braids Hair Ointment, manufactured by Galore Indústria e Comércio de Cosmético Eireli;
- Cassu Braids Ointment Cassulinha Hair, manufactured by Microfarma Indústria e Comércio Ltda.;
- Ointment Braids Powerful Braids Sponge Magic, manufactured by Microfarma Indústria e Comércio Ltda.;
- Rosa Hair – Modeling Ointment – Mega Fixação 150g, manufactured by Morandini Indústria e Comércio de Cosméticos Ltda. me and
- Modeling Ointment Master Fix Black Ser Mulher, manufactured by Supernova Indústria Comércio e Serviços Ltda.
Micropharma products
On January 7, Anvisa published a resolution to withdraw Cassu Braids hair styling ointment and other products manufactured by Microfarma Indústria e Comércio Ltda. It was decided that the company should collect all items available on the market.
Consumers who have products manufactured by Microfarma must contact the company to verify the best way to return them. If you have recently used any of the brand’s ointments, be careful when washing your hair, so that the product does not come into contact with your eyes.
Upon noticing any adverse effect, one should immediately seek the nearest health service.
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