AmorePacific apologizes for tainted cosmetic products
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AmorePacific Group, Korea’s largest cosmetics company, apologized Tuesday for selling products that contained high levels of the dangerous heavy metal antimony.
The company said it is in the process of taking the products off store shelves.
On Monday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said that 13 cosmetic items from a local contract manufacturer were found to have levels of antimony that were beyond legal limits. The ministry ordered the companies selling the products to pull them from the market.
Among the products, six were sold by AmorePacific’s brands – four concealers from Aritaum, and a concealer and an eyebrow pencil from Etude House.
“As a manufacturer and distributor, we should have paid full attention to ensure quality control of all products sold,” AmorePacific said in a statement. “We are very sorry for causing inconvenience.
“We will make every effort possible to minimize any further inconvenience in the process of retrieving the products.”
Questions & Answers
Q.Which AmorePacific brands are affected by the product recall?
Which AmorePacific brands are affected by the product recall?
Among AmorePacific's products, four concealers from Aritaum, and one concealer and one eyebrow pencil from Etude House were identified as containing excessive antimony. These six items are being pulled from the market.
Q.What is AmorePacific doing about the contaminated products?
What is AmorePacific doing about the contaminated products?
AmorePacific Group is currently in the process of removing the affected products from store shelves. The company has apologised and committed to minimising inconvenience during the retrieval process.
Q.Why are these cosmetic products being recalled?
Why are these cosmetic products being recalled?
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety found that 13 cosmetic items, including six from AmorePacific's brands, contained levels of the heavy metal antimony that exceeded legal limits. The ministry consequently ordered their recall.
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