Warning Letters Related to Cosmetics
FDA issues Warning Letters to let companies know that they have violated the laws we enforce and to tell them what corrective action they need to take.
For more information on Warning Letters in general, please see: General FDA Warning Letters.
Matters described in FDA Warning Letters may have been subject to subsequent interaction between FDA and the recipient of the letter that may have changed the regulatory status of the issues discussed in the letter. Warning Letters may be obtained by searching Warning Letters. If you would like to obtain available additional information on the current status of an issue in a particular Warning Letter on this website, please contact FDA or the recipient of the letter directly. Inquiries to FDA should be sent to: Food and Drug Administration, Division of Freedom of Information (HFI-35), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. For instructions on submitting a request online, see How to Make a FOIA Request.
Warning Letters by Subject of Violation
- Warning Letters Address Drug Claims Made for Products Marketed as Cosmetics
- Warning Letters Cite Cosmetics as Adulterated Due to Microbial Contamination
- Warning & Untitled Letters to Industry Citing Color Additive Violations
- Warning Letters Highlight Differences Between Cosmetics and Medical Devices
Individual Warning Letters to Companies
- Landy International (June 2024)
- Dollar Tree, Inc (November 2022)
- LEC Custom Products, Inc. (September 2020)
- Nature Essence Small Molecule Co., LTD (February 2020)
- Greenbrier International, Inc dba Dollar Tree (November 2019)
- Hangzhou Badi Daily Use Chemical Company (August 2019)
- Glint Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. (May 2019)
- Van Tibolli Beauty Corp. GK Hair Taming System (September 2015)
- Brazilian Blowout (August 2011)
- Black Henna Ink, Inc. Cites Illegal Use of Color Additive (August 2006)
Resources
- Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts
- Is It a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (Or Is It Soap?)
- FDA Authority Over Cosmetics
- Key Legal Concepts: "Interstate Commerce," "Adulterated," and "Misbranded"
- Import Alerts Related to Cosmetics
- How to Make a FOIA Request