SFDA warns against spurious perfumes

JEDDAH: The Saudi Food and Drugs Authority (SFDA) has issued a warning against three types of perfumes containing a substance that causes skin and eye sensitivity to some customers.
SFDA inspectors collected and analyzed samples of those perfumes and found that they contained limonene in a concentration exceeding the 0.001 percent which was mentioned in the leaflet on the product, said the SFDA in a statement posted on its website (www.sfda.gov.sa).
This contradicts the GCC standards for cosmetic products, as found in document No. GSO-1943, said the statement.
The limonene could affect the skin and eyes of those who are sensitive to it, said the statement.
The spurious perfumes were identified as 1. “Only Ahsan,” produced in India by SFP Sons Pvt. Ltd, carrying the work order No. 842, with expiry duration of 36 months after opening; 2. “Genie Collection” No. 10751075, produced in Saudi Arabia, with expiry duration of 12 months after opening; and 3. “Nice Fantasy,” produced in India by SFP Sons Pvt. Ltd, carrying the work order No. 2014, with expiry duration of 36 months after opening.
The SFDA advised consumers not to use these products. It also asked all points of sales and distribution centers to stop selling the products and return them to their importers.
The SFDA also asked all distributors to withdraw the products from the market and coordinate with the SFDA to destroy the products.
The SFDA said it will take all necessary measures, in coordination with the concerned agencies, to ensure the withdrawal of the products from markets and ban their entry. It will also take regulatory acts against violators.
On the other hand, the SFDA lifted the temporary ban imposed on the import of poultry meat and egg products from 15 American states.
The lifting of the ban came after the US managed to control the spread of bird flu in all the states where the disease had appeared, said the SFDA, which based its decision on a report by the World Organization for Animal Health.