Department of Health’s website lists harmful products

ABU DHABI: The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi said on its website that it had seized 131 adulterated products during the first quarter of 2023, noting that global and regional health organisations have warned against those products which were manufactured by unknown companies, in addition to containing active ingredients and materials which result in serious health effects.

The Department clarified that the list of products includes adulterated or contaminated nutritional supplements, which are used for the purpose of muscle building, bodybuilding, sexual enhancement, weight loss, beautification, or any other reasons, the most prominent of which are:

Airee Beauty Care - Night Cream, Kamagra Oral Jelly, Super P-force Oral Jelly, Beneks Fashion Fair cream, Beneks Hot Movate Gel, Clearbact Cream, Dermovate Cream, Diprosone cream, Isispharma Lemonfat, Isapharma Movate , Fanpaket - A Triple Action Cream, H20 Joe’s

Natural Cream, H20 Jours Naturel Cream Aloe Vera, H20 Jours Natural Papaya Cream, H20 Jours Natural Pastigo Cream, Janet Papaya Cream, Kojic Clear Fast Action, L’abidjanaise Cream and La Bamakoise Cream.

The Department indicated that these products are manufactured and stored in inappropriate conditions and does not adhere to good manufacturing practices, which may cause contamination with harmful substances such as bacteria, fungi, and heavy metals. It added that some of them have been adulterated with medicinal substances whose presence in the product is not declared.

The Department warns the public not to purchase or consume any such harmful product on the list on the Department of Health’s website, and advises to seek medical advice from the physician or healthcare professional before consuming any dietary supplement.