ANMAT banned the use and sale of liquid soap

In detail, this is the product of the brand “More Life“, whose specific legend: “hypoallergenic, ecological, without parabens or preservatives. Suitable for automatic washing machines and hand washing.” The agency banned its “use, marketing, advertising and distribution” after verifying that the article “is not registered with ANMAT”.

Initially, the Department of Household Goods, Cosmetics and Personal Hygiene Products of the Directorate of Evaluation and Monitoring Management of Health Products had received a complaint about the legitimacy of the product. After to establish its lack of validitythe administration ordered its prohibition throughout the country.

The product was marketed mainly through digital platforms. Because of this, the links for the marketing of soap were referred to the Coordination of the Monitoring and Inspection Program for Advertising and Promotion of Products Subject to Sanitary Surveillance of this Administration for intervention, so the product will no longer be accessible.

In the official provision, the agency argued the decision to prohibit its “use, marketing, advertising and distribution” in the entire national territory and in electronic sales platforms“In order to protect potential purchasers and users of the products involved, whose manufacturing conditions are unknown, and considering that the establishments and sanitary products must have the corresponding authorizations and registrations so that the products can be marketed,” the administration explained.

ANMAT banned an insect repellent gel

In recent weeks, and with anti-dengue campaigns intensifying, ANMAT banned the “use, marketing, publication and distribution” of a insect repellent gel. The measure was determined through the Provision 7727/2024 published in the Official Gazette and applies throughout the national territory.

The agency dependent on the Ministry of Health banned the product “Insect repellent gel, Kaen 1000 brand, produced and packaged by Rodriflor SA Arenales 333, Ramos Mejía, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina RPE 1136”. Following the queries received by the Cosmetovigilance System in relation to the repellent, the agency’s database was consulted and the corresponding actions were initiated because no products with corresponding identifying data were found.

The product labeling included the signature of the company Rodiflor SA, so a verification inspection was carried out and it was found that the company’s personnel were present. labeling and coding process of insect repellent gel. In response to this, the authorities requested the corresponding documents, but the person in charge of the task stated that he did not have them, so the administration decided to “Inhibition of marketing and destruction of the product units due to lack of health registration with ANMAT“.

Consequently, since it is a repellent that lacks its respective health registration which was prepared in a Establishment that does not have production and quality control records for each batchit is not possible to provide any guarantees regarding its efficacy, safety and/or formulation. As a result, in order to protect potential users of the article in question.