Distributor moves to correct ‘mislabeled’ cosmetics

THE distributor of cosmetic products sold under the Belo Essentials is moving to correct packaging that erroneously showed them containing the banned substance isobutyl paraben, stressing that they were simply mislabeled and are safe for use, a company official told The Manila Times.

In a phone interview, Jojie Dingcong of Intelligent Skin Care Inc. (ISCI) confirmed an earlier statement by the company that the products containing isobutyl paraben were simply mislabeled, and that the compound, which was banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2014, had actually been removed by the manufacturer in 2009.