According to the Dong Nai Public Security, this is a serious case that has attracted public attention. As a result, the Dong Nai Provincial Police Investigation Agency is focusing its resources on investigating and clarifying the responsibilities of related organizations and individuals, with strict handling in accordance with the law.
EBC Company Headquarters
EBC Dong Nai Medical Factory Joint Stock Company has collaborated with and produced for VB Group Co., Ltd., the husband of Doan Di Bang’s company, which is based in Ho Chi Minh City, with the product being Hanayuki Sunscreen Body sunscreen.
Previously, the Dong Nai Department of Health transferred the dossier related to Hanayuki Sunscreen Body sunscreen, distributed by Doan Di Bang’s husband, with signs of counterfeit goods, to the Police of Economic Affairs (PC03), Dong Nai Provincial Police, for investigation and handling.
According to a document sent by the Dong Nai Department of Health to report on the case to the Provincial People’s Committee, for the product Hanayuki Shampoo, which did not meet quality standards for microbial limits, the Department of Health issued an administrative violation and handled it according to regulations. These two products were produced at EBC Dong Nai Medical Factory Joint Stock Company (Trang Bom district).
Specifically, the Hanayuki Sunscreen Body cream product (100g tube, batch number 0010125, manufactured on 06/01/2025, expiry date: 05/01/2027) distributed by Doan Di Bang’s husband, has a sun protection factor (SPF) of 50 on the label, but the test results show that the actual SPF is only 2.4 – almost 21 times lower than declared, and less than 70% of the efficacy stated on the label. This is a serious violation of regulations on labeling and quality declaration.
The Dong Nai Department of Health has also suspended the circulation, recalled, and destroyed the above batch of Hanayuki Sunscreen Body products nationwide from Doan Di Bang’s household.
The reason for this action is that the SPF stated on the label (SPF 50) does not match the SPF test results (SPF 2.4).
Doan Di Bang Promoting Sunscreen
Out of the six mandatory test parameters for a product, the Testing Room of EBC Dong Nai Medical Factory Joint Stock Company could only perform one parameter (uniformity); the remaining five parameters (including sensory, arsenic limit, lead, mercury, and microbial contamination) had to be outsourced to the Quang Tri Province Center for Drug, Cosmetic, and Food Testing.
By March 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Drug Testing sampled and tested the above two products. The results showed that the Hanayuki Shampoo failed to meet the quality standards for microbial contamination limits as stipulated by the ASEAN and also detected the presence of the preservative 2-phenoxyethanol, which was not listed on the label.
The test results for Hanayuki Sunscreen showed that the SPF was 2.4, which is lower than declared on the label.
The Drug Administration of Vietnam, under the Ministry of Health, has announced the suspension and recall of the two products mentioned above.
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