Unauthorized skin lightening and skin treatment products may pose serious health risks
Critical priority
What you should do
- 1Stop using the products listed in the table.
- 2Consult your health care professional if you have used these products and have health concerns, and for advice on which health products are best for you and your family.
- 3Read product labels to verify that health products have been authorized for sale by Health Canada.
- 4Authorized health products have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), Natural Product Number (NPN) or Homeopathic Drug Number (DIN-HM).
- 5You can also check if products have been authorized for sale by searching Health Canada’s Drug Product Database and Licensed Natural Health Product Database.
The issue
Unauthorized product
Affected product
Various unauthorized health products promoted for lightening skin or treating skin conditions (such as eczema or psoriasis)
Where it was sold
ONReported in the official notice — confirm there.
Issued by
Health Canada
Read the official Government of Canada notice
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