IA #53-17 - 5/16/95, REVISION " DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF COSMETICS DUE TO MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION", ATTACHMENT REVISED - 11/15/04 NOTE: This revision creates an attachment for the addition of additional firms and products. Additional changes are marked by asterisks (***). TYPE OF ALERT: DWPE PRODUCT: ***Cosmetics*** PRODUCT CODE: 53C[][]03 - Eyeshadow 53G[][]05 - Lipstick ***53Y[][]99 - Makeup kit/Cosmetic tote bag*** HARMONIZED CODE: ***3304.[][].[][][][]*** PROBLEM: ***Various microorganisms (FLNC, FLSS, FLST)*** PAC FOR COLLECTION: 29002 COUNTRY: ***Italy (IT, 480) Korea (KR, 515)*** Taiwan (TW, 281) MANUFACTURER/ SHIPPER: ***See Attachment*** MANUFACTURER/ SHIPPER I.D.#: ***See Attachment*** IMPORTER'S I.D. #: N/A CHARGE: "The article [eyeshadow, ***make-up kit, cosmetic tote bag***] is subject to refusal of admission pursuant Section 801(a)(3) in that the ***eyeshadow/eyeshadow component of the make-up kit/cosmetic tote bag appears to contain a poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.*** [Adulteration, Section 601(a)]." AND/OR "The article [lipstick, ***make-up kit, cosmetic tote bag***] is subject to refusal of admission pursuant Section 801(a)(3) in that ***the eyeshadow component of the make-up kit and the lipstick component of the cosmetic tote bag appear to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with filth. [Adulteration, Section 601(c)]." RECOMMENDING OFFICE: CFSAN, DFPPE, Import Programs Branch (HFS-637) REASON FOR ALERT: ***Laboratory analyses have found Citrobacter freundii and Pseudomonas stutzeri in eyeshadow and Xanthomonas maltophilia and a high aerobic plate count in the eyeshadow component of a make-up kit. In addition, a high count of Staphylococcus saprophyticus was found in the lipstick components of a cosmetic tote bag.*** INSTRUCTIONS: Automatically detain, without physical sampling and analysis, all ***lipstick and/or eyeshadow, including make-up kits/cosmetic tote bags containing these components, from the firms identified in the attachment to this alert.*** PRIORITIZATION GUIDANCE: I FOI: No purging required KEYWORDS: Eyeshadow, lipstick, ***Citrobacter, Staphylococcus, Xanthomonas, microorganism, make-up kit, cosmetic tote bag*** PREPARED BY: Ted Poplawski, DIOP, 301-443-6553 ATTACHMENT TO IMPORT ALERT #53-17 11/15/04 Firms/Products on Automatic Detention CANADA (CA) CHARGE/ FIRM PRODUCT CONTAMINANT Bio-Botanical Labs Shampoo (Clearly Natural 601(a)/Pseudomonas Aka Power Trading & Brand) aeruginosa Surplus 53E[][]06 6/18/03 2555 Boul. Des Sources Pointe-Claire, Canada FEI #3003691699 Bio-Botanical Labs Shampoo (Clearly Natural 601(a)/Pseudomonas 2095 St. Antoine Brand) aeruginosa Lachine, Canada 53E[][]06 6/18/03 FEI# 3003135415 CHINA (CN, 280) CHARGE/ FIRM PRODUCT CONTAMINANT Chao Ling Chemical "Cosmetics Plus" 601(a)/ Ind. Co. Ltd. Cosmetic Kits containing Pseudomona P.O. Box 442, eye make-up. 53C--05 aeruginosa Hsinchu, Taiwan 6/4/97 Republic of China FEI#: 1000180973 Elle Jewelry Corp. Lip/eye liner 601(c)/Pseudomonas spp 37-3 Nong Gong Road pencil/53Y[][]99 and Chryseomonas luteola Yiwu City, Zhejiang, 53C[][] China 3/31/03 FEI #3003727191 Shenzhen Yada Cosmetics Co., Ltd. Eye Shadow 601(c) 4/F 02 Bld 53C - - 03 Pseudomonas and Fuzhao Center Buxin Rd 7/14 /03 Chryseomonas Shenzhen, CN FEI #3003177305 Zhongshan Metro Cosmetics Cosmetic Sets 601(c)/multiple micro Ind. Co. 53Y[][]99 contamination including No. 1 Shunming Street 3/31/03 Chryseomonas luteola, Shenwan Industry District Ochrobactrum anthropi, Zhongshan, China Agrobacterium radio- FEI #3003097241 bacter, Actinobacillus ureae, Shingomonas paucimobilis,Pasteurella haemolytica,Photo- bacterium,Staph. Auricularis, Acineto- bacter lwofii/junii and unidentified gram neg. non-fermenters Zhuhai Maxis Cosmetic Prod. Co. Ltd. Eye Shadow Kit 601(c) Multiple 6E Nanxi Industry District, #A2 53C - - 03 Micro Qianshan, Zhuhai City, Guangdong 7/14/03 Contamination China Including FEI #3003623316 Pasteurella multocida, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Acinotobacter Iwoffii/junii, Chryseomonas luteola and Pasteurella haemolytica/ trehalosi KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (KR, 515) CHARGE/ FIRM PRODUCT CONTAMINANT ***Pacific Corporation Eyeshadow 601(a)/ CPO Box 195 5/16/95 Ps. stutzeri Seoul, Korea MID# KRPACCOR195SEO*** MEXICO (MX) Cosmetobelleza Natural SA de CV Mascara with 601(a), Martin Luis Guzman 215 mamey seed oil gram negative rods Col. Iztaccihuatl 53C- - 06 Mexico D.F., Mexico CP 03520 07/15/03 FEI #3003128733 Framesi Laboratorios S.A. Mascara with 601(c), Miguel Cruz Aedo. No. 10 B mamey seed oil Multiple micro. Col. Barrio de los Reyes 53C- - 06 contaminants including Iztalcalo, Mexico 9/4/03 E. cloacae & non- FEI # 3004116828 fermentative gram negative rods and gram positive rods with spores. Mascara with 601(a), avocado oil K. Pneumoniae, 53C- - 06 L. adecarboxylata, 5/5/04 E. cloacae, P. aeruginosa Laboratorios Naturamex Eye Mascara Multiple micro. Calle Morelos Sur 899, (Avocado Seed Oil) contaminants including Col. Ventura Puente (Mamey Seed Oil) Yeast/Mold, Chrseomonas Morelia, Michoacan 53C[][]06 luteola Staphylococcus Mexico 3/25/04 and gram positive rods FEI# 3003124829 and gram negative rods Prosa Productos Naturales Mascara with 601(a), Calzada Sur 57, mamey seed oil gram positive and No. 174 Colonia Transito 53C- - 06 gram negative bacilli Mexico D.F., Mexico 09/23/03 FEI # 3003819076 NETHERLAND ANTILLES (AN) FIRM PRODUCT/PC CHARGE/ CONTAMINANT ATM Inc. (Curacao) Shampoo- 601(a), Curacao Free Zone "Pantene" P. aeruginosa Maduro Plaza hydrating curls Willemstad, (counterfeit) Netherland Antilles 53E[][]06 FEI# 3004310823 11/15/04 TAIWAN (TW, 281) CHARGE/ FIRM PRODUCT CONTAMINANT Mei Kuai Cosmetics Eyeshadow Kit/ 601(a)/ No. 121, Sec 4, An Tong Rd. 53C[][]08 P. stutzeri Tainan, Taiwan 6/22/01 FEI #3002932008 601(c)/ gram-positive bacillus, mold, High APC* *APC= Aerobic Plate Count Prince Chemical Lipstick 601(c)/ Industrial Co., Inc. 3/31/95 S. saprophyticus No. 12 Hsin Road Taiwan, R.O.C. Eyeshadow 601(a)/ MID# TWPRICHE12TAI 3/31/95 C. freundii ***Cosmetic tote 601(a) and/or bags containing 601(c) as lipstick and/or appropriate eyeshadow (see above) 5/16/95***