Nghe An suspends circulation and recalls Mai Thao Moc cosmetics

On September 25, Nghe An Department of Health sent a document to local Health Departments and cosmetic businesses regarding the suspension of circulation and recall of Mai Thao Moc Nature Cosmetic products.

The document requires businesses in the area to stop buying, selling, and using this cosmetic product. The Health Department of districts, cities, and towns is responsible for notifying businesses to recall the product.

This move took place after the Drug Administration of Vietnam (Ministry of Health) announced that Mai Thao Moc Nature Cosmetic products did not ensure quality and were not safe for users.

Mai Thao Moc was concluded to be unsafe for users.

Mai Thao Moc Nature Cosmetic is advertised as being made from 9 natural herbs, cooked according to a traditional Vietnamese medicine recipe with the effect of treating acne, anti-inflammatory, reducing swelling, tightening pores, fading dark spots, freckles, restoring and regenerating the skin, making the skin healthy, smooth, and shiny. On the product packaging, Mai Mai Phuong Trading and Service Company Limited affirms that this is an "absolutely safe and benign product".

Also on the same day, Nghe An Department of Health sent a document to medical examination and treatment facilities in the area, pharmaceutical businesses, and local Health Departments regarding the recall of drugs that do not meet quality standards.

Based on the test report of additional sampling results for a batch of Clavophynamox 1000 film-coated tablets from the Ho Chi Minh City Drug Testing Institute, it shows that: This drug does not meet the quality standards for the solubility of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid.

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Therefore, the Drug Administration of Vietnam announces a nationwide recall of the batch of Clavophynamox 1000 film-coated tablets (Amoxicillin 875mg, clavulanic acid 125mg), Registration number: VN-20275-17, Batch number: K026, Manufacturing date: January 14, 2018, Expiry date: January 13, 2020, manufactured by Flamingo Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (India), imported by Dai Nam Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company.