Why you should be careful in choosing your hydrogen water generator in the Philippines
The marketing noise in social media promises tons of health benefits using hydrogen water, and guess what, there is something important you should know from FDA Philippines:
FDA Advisory No.2022-1751 || Public Health Warning Against the Purchase and Use of the Unregistered Health-Related Device Product “HYDROGEN GENERATOR ALKALINE WATER LONIZER MACHINE PURIFIER PRODUCES PH 3.5-10.5 ALKALINE ACID WATER WATER FILTER SYSTEM FOR HOME”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns all healthcare professionals and the general public NOT TO PURCHASE AND USE the unregistered health-related device product:
- HYDROGEN GENERATOR ALKALINE WATER LONIZER MACHINE PURIFIER PRODUCES PH 3.5-10.5 ALKALINE ACID WATER WATER FILTER SYSTEM FOR HOME
The FDA verified through post-marketing surveillance that the abovementioned health-related device product is not registered and no corresponding Product Registration Certificate has been issued. Pursuant to the Republic Act No. 9711, otherwise known as the “Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009”, the manufacture, importation, exportation, sale, offering for sale, distribution, transfer, non-consumer use, promotion, advertising or sponsorship of health products without the proper authorization is prohibited.
Since this unregistered health-related device product has not gone through evaluation process of the FDA, the agency cannot assure its quality and safety.
All concerned establishments are warned not to distribute, advertise, or sell the said violative health-related device product until the Product Registration Certificate is issued, otherwise, regulatory actions and sanctions shall be strictly pursued. Always check if a product has been registered with the FDA before purchasing it by making use of the embedded Search feature of the FDA website accessible at www.fda.gov.ph.
All Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and Local Government Units (LGUs) are requested to ensure that this product is not sold or made available in the market or areas of jurisdiction.
The Bureau of Customs is urged to restrain the entry of this unregistered product.
For more information and inquiries about this advisory, kindly contact the FDA CDRRHR through e-mail at cdrrhr@fda.gov.ph indicating on the subject the concerned Advisory, or call (02) 8857-1900 loc. 8301.
To report any sale or distribution of unregistered health-related device, contact the online reporting facility eReport through e-mail at ereport@fda.gov.ph.
Dissemination of this advisory to all concerned is hereby requested.
NOTE: This article is from FDA Philippines
