The Food and Drug Administration on Sunday warned the public anew on the use of air fresheners that have been found to be non-compliant with government standards.
The warning was contained in the FDA Advisory 2016-109 which cautions consumers against the purchase and use of six air fresheners being sold in the local market.
The advisory signed by FDA officer-in-charge Maria Lourdes Santiago said these products are: Die Zhuang Jasmine Perfume Air Freshener 470ml Green Pressurized Can; Die Zhuang Lemon Perfume Air Freshener 470-milliliter Yellow Pressurized Can; Stick On-Car Air Freshener Lavender 35-gram Plastic Jar; Wanjia Air Freshener Lemon 2×60-gram Yellow Plastic Jar Enclosed in Cardboard Packaging Material; Wanjia Air Freshener Jasmine 60-gram Plastic Jar With Green Cap; and Wanjia Air Freshener Lavender 60-gram Purple Plastic Jar.
The FDA is an attached agency of the Department of Health.
Santiago said the six air fresheners have no clear instructions, warnings or precautions indicated in their labels.
Normally, labels of such products should include the words “DANGER,” “WARNING,” “Do not take internally,” “Use only in a well-ventilated area,” and “Avoid breathing dust (or vapor).”
The agency ordered all of its field regulatory operations offices to monitor the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution, sale, offer for sale, transportation, promotion and/or advertisement of the said products and take action against offenders.
It also ordered inventory and sealing of all of the aforesaid products on the market, and to seize them in accordance with existing laws, rules, and regulations.