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Update Date: 2009/05/12 13:41 Liao Yayu
Do you think that commercially available hair dyes labeled as "natural" pose no health concerns? The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) inspected 24 hair dye products on the market and found that up to 75% had non-compliant labeling. Among them, five different products shared the same Department of Health approval number, effectively reusing the same label. Additionally, a natural organic hair dye sold by an organic store was found to contain chemical dyes. The organic store claimed they were merely the sales channel and would verify with the importer, but the credibility of this well-known organic store's quality control mechanisms has now been called into question.
Touted as purely natural herbal products that make you look younger with just one application, these hair dyes actually hide secrets. Consumer Protection Officer Ke Meiqin: "This product was purchased from an organic store, a chain with branches nationwide. It claims to be 100% henna, but our tests revealed it contains two types of chemical dyes."
The CPC's inspection of 24 commercially available hair dyes found that 75% had inaccurate labeling. Among them, five products, including those from Julie Miller, used the same Department of Health approval number—a case of "one label, multiple uses"—which violates criminal law.
Another product, Earth Tone Hair Powder, was even more outrageous. It lacked inspection registration or approval numbers and, despite being marketed as natural, contained two types of dyes.
Consumer: "I don’t want it too black."
Store Staff: "This is close to black but not black."
Reporter: "Did you think this was natural?"
Consumer: "Yes, I’m over 70, and my hair is falling out."
Unaware of the issue, the elderly woman happily used the product. However, the distributor, a well-known organic store, had been selling it for three years. How did they "mess up" and only get caught now?
Han Jingbai, representative of the organic store: "The importer provided us with test reports showing no such ingredients, which is why we stocked it."
Though not the manufacturer but merely the importer, this so-called natural hair dye was a bestseller, moving 1,000 packs a month. Despite deciding to pull the product after the discovery, the loophole in their quality control has already harmed consumers.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 090512/ 8/ 1jcjl. html
75% of Hair Dyes Fail Safety Checks
Do you think that commercially available hair dyes labeled as "natural" pose no health concerns? The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) inspected 24 hair dye products on the market and found that up to 75% had non-compliant labeling. Among them, five different products shared the same Department of Health approval number, effectively reusing the same label. Additionally, a natural organic hair dye sold by an organic store was found to contain chemical dyes. The organic store claimed they were merely the sales channel and would verify with the importer, but the credibility of this well-known organic store's quality control mechanisms has now been called into question.
Touted as purely natural herbal products that make you look younger with just one application, these hair dyes actually hide secrets. Consumer Protection Officer Ke Meiqin: "This product was purchased from an organic store, a chain with branches nationwide. It claims to be 100% henna, but our tests revealed it contains two types of chemical dyes."
The CPC's inspection of 24 commercially available hair dyes found that 75% had inaccurate labeling. Among them, five products, including those from Julie Miller, used the same Department of Health approval number—a case of "one label, multiple uses"—which violates criminal law.
Another product, Earth Tone Hair Powder, was even more outrageous. It lacked inspection registration or approval numbers and, despite being marketed as natural, contained two types of dyes.
Consumer: "I don’t want it too black."
Store Staff: "This is close to black but not black."
Reporter: "Did you think this was natural?"
Consumer: "Yes, I’m over 70, and my hair is falling out."
Unaware of the issue, the elderly woman happily used the product. However, the distributor, a well-known organic store, had been selling it for three years. How did they "mess up" and only get caught now?
Han Jingbai, representative of the organic store: "The importer provided us with test reports showing no such ingredients, which is why we stocked it."
Though not the manufacturer but merely the importer, this so-called natural hair dye was a bestseller, moving 1,000 packs a month. Despite deciding to pull the product after the discovery, the loophole in their quality control has already harmed consumers.
Source: http://tw. news. yahoo. com/ article/ url/ d/ a/ 090512/ 8/ 1jcjl. html