Le Lézard
Classified in: Health
Subject: RCL

Public Advisory - Unauthorized skin lightening and eczema products seized from Akins International Foods in Winnipeg, MB, because they may pose serious health risks


OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 20, 2023 /CNW/ - Health Canada is advising that the following product(s) may pose serious health risks. For more information, including what you should do, visit the online safety alert.

Health Canada maintains a list of unauthorized health products that may pose serious health risks so that the public can easily identify those they may have purchased and take appropriate action. You are encouraged to check back regularly for updates.

Unauthorized health products

Product &
Promoted Use                          

Hazard Identified                     

Company

Action Taken

Beneks' Fashion Fair Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods  

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location  

Beneks' Hot Movate Gel

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain
betamethasone dipropionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Clearbact Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain
betamethasone dipropionate
and neomycin sulfate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Dermovate Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Diproson

Eczema

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Esapharma Lemonvate

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Esapharma Movate

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Funbact-A Triple Action
Cream

Eczema

Labelled to contain
betamethasone dipropionate
and neomycin sulfate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

H20 Jours Naturel Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

H20 Jours Naturel
Cream Aloe Vera

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

H20 Jours Naturel
Papaya Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

H20 Jours Naturel
Pasteque Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Janet Papaya Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Kojic Clear Fast Action

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

L'abidjanaise Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

La Bamakoise

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Neoprosone-Gel Forte

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Visible Difference Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

VixaSkineal Cream

Skin lightening

Labelled to contain clobetasol
propionate, ketoconazole, and
neomycin sulfate

Akins International Foods

550 Sargent Ave

Winnipeg, MB

Seized from the retail location

Images

For photos of these products, please visit the online safety alert.

Stay connected with Health Canada and receive the latest advisories and product recalls.

Également disponible en français

SOURCE Health Canada


These press releases may also interest you

at 03:00
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects one in three Europeans over the age of 30 and more than one billion people worldwide.  Hypertension is known as the "silent killer" because many people do not know they have it and, over time, it can lead...

at 03:00
At the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) announced a strategic partnership to further embed clean cooking into a broad range of sustainable development initiatives across the two...

at 02:00
QuTEM AB (formerly Vironova BioAnalytics AB), a leading provider of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) services, proudly announces the receipt of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Certificates and Manufacturing Permits for Independent Quality...

at 01:54
FIRST QUARTER (JANUARY - MARCH 2024) Oder intake SEK 238.5 M (206.6)Net sales SEK 257.2 M (230.2)Operating profit SEK 45.8 M (23.7)Profit after tax SEK 36.7 M (17.6)Earnings per share before/after dilution SEK 1.07 (0.51)Cash flow SEK 87.9 M...

at 01:00
In response to valuable feedback from our customers, Luraco Technologies is thrilled to announce the launch of an upgrade to our medical massage chair lineup. We are introducing the Luraco i9 Max Plus Series, a revolution of the i9 Max Series. The i9...

at 00:01
Celltrion USA today announced it will present the two-year results from the extended LIBERTY studies (LIBERTY-CD and LIBERTY-UC) in adult patients...



News published on and distributed by: