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Kanebo pulls products that left‘ white blotches’ on skin
Myanmar distributor says it will recall 10 products, including Blanchair and Inpress range
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THE Myanmar distributor of Kanebo cosmetics began recalling its products on July 4 after the Japanese company announced a voluntary recall of more than 50 products, which customers complained had left white blotches on their skin.
Kanebo Cosmetics said in a statement earlier the same day that it had decided to recall 54 skin brightening products because of the complaints. The recall affects 11 Asian markets, including Myanmar. A total of 370,000 items have been sent to overseas markets but at present Kanebo plans only to recall items that are on sale, news agency AFP said.
Of the 54 products, 10 have been imported and sold in Myanmar, a spokesperson for Kanebo Cosmetics in Myanmar told The Myanmar Times.
“ We have been recalling these products from our counters nationwide and other outlets starting from this evening,” she said.
The 10 products are mostly from Kanebo’ s Blanchair and Impress range, she said, adding that most sell for
Customers walk past the Kanebo counter at a shopping centre in downtown Yangon on July 4, the day the Japanese company issued a recall for 54 of its products. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing
K30,000-K40,000.
The spokesperson said she was concerned that the recall would hurt confidence in the brand and promised to keep customers updated on any further developments.
“ We’ re afraid that our customers will be worried and confused so we’ ll release the information as we get it,” she said.“ We would like to make clear that these products are not bad for everyone. The recall is the result of some costumers’ complaints and I think it will depend on the skin condition of the users.”
The statement from Kanebo’ s Japanese headquarters said the recalled cosmetics contain the“ quasi-drug ingredient” Rhododenol, which was developed by Kanebo in 2008. It suspects there is“ a possibility of a connection between Rhododenol and the white blotches”, the statement said.
A company spokesman told AFP that there had been 39 complaints from customers in Japan.
Of those, 15 had shown no improvement in their conditions even after they stopped using the products, he said.
Kanebo products have been sold in Myanmar for more than 14 years and it is one of the most popular cosmetics brands on the market.
Daw Nilar, a 45-year-old Mandalay resident, said she had been using Kanebo products for five years and had no complaints.
“ I’ ve never experienced any skin problems since I first started using these products,” she said.
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Suspect charged over Pyin Oo Lwin bombing
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AN ARREST has been made in connection with a June 30 explosion in Pyin Oo Lwin that resulted in three people being hospitalised, the regional police chief said.
The suspect is thought to be the owner of a pink motorcycle that was seen parked near the Nay Min flour mill on the Mandalay-Lashio Highway when the blast took place about 1:20pm. The motorcycle was found to have been illegally licensed, said Police Major Soe Nyein of the Mandalay Region Police Force Office.
The suspect has been charged with negligent conduct with respect to an explosive substance, hurt by an act endangering life and grievous hurt by an act endangering life, which collectively carry a potential jail term of 10 years.
Pol Maj Soe Nyein said police and military officials who investigated the blast found small metal balls and an iron pipe at the scene and agreed that the bomb appeared to be homemade.
Two military officials – Cadet Shine Myint Maung and Sergeant Hla Myo Htike – injured in the blast have undergone surgery at the Defence Services Hospital to have embedded metal removed from their bodies. Another bystander, Ma Nge, was hospitalised at Pyin Oo Lwin Hospital.
In the aftermath, tight security checks have been set up involving both uniformed and plain-clothed officers.
“ Since the explosion took place, we have been carefully checking the town’ s entrances with heavy security. We’ ve questioned suspects and we’ ve also checked visitor lists in hotels and guesthouses in the downtown,” Pol Maj Soe Nyein said.
Local businesses are also participating in the hunt for more people who may have been involved or be planning follow-up attacks.
“ We’ ve carefully examined our guest lists,” said one guesthouse manager in Pyin Oo Lwin.“ We’ ve also asked the staff to inform us if they see suspicious visitors.”
– Translated by Zar Zar Soe
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