Facial mask pulled from stores after woman dies
By Xu Chi |
August 11, 2012, Saturday
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A FACIAL mask cream marketed by Watsons stores has been pulled off shelves across the country after a 42-year-old woman in Fuzhou City of Fujian Province was reported to have died after using it.
According to the Southeast Express newspaper, the woman, surnamed Jin, died after her body turned red and her lips purple after applying the facial mask. Police are investigating the case.
Watsons officials told the newspaper that the product, Pearl Whitening Facial Mask, has passed several safety checks and meets national standards. The officials told the newspaper that although the product has no quality problem, they have pulled it off shelves across the country to be responsible to their customers.
Shanghai Food and Drug Administration officials said they haven't received any complaints about the product so far and more evidence is needed to show whether the woman's death is linked to the facial mask. The newspaper said Jin's husband protested at a Watsons store in Fuzhou about 3pm on Wednesday, claiming his wife died after using the product.
The man said Jin was rushed to the hospital and doctors told him that the facial mask was poisonous, according to the newspaper.
An official surnamed Chen with Watsons told the newspaper that Jin purchased the product from a Watsons store in July but she died on Monday after using it. Chen told the newspaper that the facial mask has been sold for two years and they haven't received complaints from customers regarding allergies or any adverse reaction.
According to the Southeast Express newspaper, the woman, surnamed Jin, died after her body turned red and her lips purple after applying the facial mask. Police are investigating the case.
Watsons officials told the newspaper that the product, Pearl Whitening Facial Mask, has passed several safety checks and meets national standards. The officials told the newspaper that although the product has no quality problem, they have pulled it off shelves across the country to be responsible to their customers.
Shanghai Food and Drug Administration officials said they haven't received any complaints about the product so far and more evidence is needed to show whether the woman's death is linked to the facial mask. The newspaper said Jin's husband protested at a Watsons store in Fuzhou about 3pm on Wednesday, claiming his wife died after using the product.
The man said Jin was rushed to the hospital and doctors told him that the facial mask was poisonous, according to the newspaper.
An official surnamed Chen with Watsons told the newspaper that Jin purchased the product from a Watsons store in July but she died on Monday after using it. Chen told the newspaper that the facial mask has been sold for two years and they haven't received complaints from customers regarding allergies or any adverse reaction.
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