Annual sales of more than 20 billion hair dye contains carcinogen formaldehyde?

Japan's 100-yen stores sell goods for 100 yen, about 6 yuan, with its practical, inexpensive features, has a wide range of consumer groups. But recently, Daiso, Japan's leading 100-yen store chain, sparked consumer unrest when one of its hair-dye products was found to contain carcinogens.

Daiso recently announced that a carcinogen, formaldehyde, had been found in a hair dye product that has been on sale in nearly 1,000 of its stores. In Japan, it is forbidden to add formaldehyde to hair care products.

The product has been sold in large quantities across Japan since 2012, and the recall has reached a scale of about 2 million...?

Finance Channel contributor Hu Yisheng: At a Daiso 100-yen store near Shibuya station in Tokyo, all the products involved in the recall have been taken off the shelves, and an apology statement has been posted in the store to inform consumers of the situation.

In addition, Daiso recalled another 75 cosmetics sold in its stores at almost the same time because of a discrepancy between the ingredient labeling on the packaging and the actual contents. The recalled products were all reportedly sold exclusively by Daiso. Although consumers have not yet been found to be unwell after using the cosmetics in question, the manufacturer is recommending that they stop using the products immediately.

Finance Channel special correspondent Hu Yisheng: In fact, Daiso as a 100-yen store is not only loved by many Japanese consumers, but also favored by many foreign tourists under the boom of the tour to Japan, and Daiso also has numerous outlets in China. We also contacted the person in charge of Daiso at the first time.

The head of Daiso's public relations department said that none of the products involved in the recall were sold in China. Chinese consumers who purchased the products in Japan are unable to return them to China, and need to send them back to Japan," he said.

Daiso, which is involved in the recall, currently has overseas branches in 26 countries and regions around the world, with annual sales of 420 billion yen, or about 24.5 billion yuan.

Some analysts have pointed out that, as one of the most important forms of the Japanese retail industry, most of the 100-yen store chains have cooperated with a large number of suppliers **** the same way as the research and development of goods, and are involved in the production management and quality control of such links, so in such incidents, in addition to the manufacturers, the retailers also have to bear the responsibility that can not be shirked.

Above from: CCTV Finance