The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized cosmetics worth nearly Rs. 10 million, found without mandatory labeling, during a raid in Pettah, Colombo.

Acting on information provided by the Police Special Unit, CAA officials carried out the raid yesterday (09) at a warehouse on Pettah’s main street. 

The confiscated consignment included imported skin‑whitening creams and lotions.

Authorities confirmed that the seized products lacked legally required details such as the date of manufacture, expiry date, manufacturer’s name, and importer’s information, a serious violation of consumer protection laws.

Officials emphasized that the goods were taken into custody before they could reach the retail market.

The CAA has already collected samples from 13 different brands, which have been sent for laboratory testing and further legal proceedings. (Newswire)

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The Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court has called for a Government Analyst’s report regarding the quality of whitening creams produced and distributed by a company run by Sri Lankan model Piumi Hansamali, it was reported. 

According to media reports, the order was issued by Colombo Additional Magistrate Nuwan Kaushalya yesterday (15) to the Department of Criminal Investigation’s Illegal Assets and Intellectual Property Investigations Division. 

The Government Analyst’s report has been called for to verify whether the creams distributed by Hansamali’s company are safe for human use.

It is reported that the Illegal Assets and Intellectual Property Investigations Division had made a request to the court in this regard. 

Furthermore, the department has also launched investigations into allegations that Piumi Hansamali has purchased assets beyond her declared income.

These include a Range Rover worth Rs 80 million used by a former President, a house in Colombo 7 valued at Rs 148 million, and 19 bank accounts owned by Hansamali. 

Inquiries into Hansamali’s assets have been launched based on a complaint submitted by civil society activist Sanjaya. (Newswire)

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