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Is Faiza Beauty Cream banned in India?

Last checked 10 October 2026

Faiza Beauty Cream. Status: Failed mercury test (Kerala, Mar 2025); unregistered Pakistan import.
Failed a lab test

Faiza Beauty Cream (45 g) and Faiza Moisture Balancing Whitening Face Wash, made by Poonia Brothers in Pakistan, failed the test for mercury at Kerala's drug-testing laboratory and are listed in CDSCO's March 2025 alert; the products have no import registration and imports from Pakistan have been barred since May 2025, so they cannot lawfully be sold, though no CDSCO alert names Faiza by itself.

Classification
Declared Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)
Decided by
Kerala State Drugs Control Department (state lab); listed by CDSCO
Reference
CDSCO NSQ alert, March 2025, state lab list; DGFT Notification 06/2025-26
Latest action
12 August 2026
Last checked
10 October 2026
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Primary government sourceTier 1: government primary source

DGFT Notification 06/2025-26: prohibition on import or transit of goods originating in or exported from Pakistan (para 2.20A, FTP 2023)

Kerala State Drugs Control Department (state lab); listed by CDSCO · CDSCO NSQ alert, March 2025, state lab list; DGFT Notification 06/2025-26 · 2 May 2025

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Key facts

Lab finding
Both products fail the test for the content of mercury in finished cosmetics (CDSCO alert, Mar 2025, Kerala lab)
Kerala statement
In Aug 2026 the state said Faiza and Goree samples carried up to 20,000 ppm mercury against a 1 ppm limit
Registration
None; the maker, Poonia Brothers, is in Pakistan
Import
Barred since 2 May 2025
Abroad
Banned in Kenya and flagged by the Philippines FDA (reported)

Where the claim comes from

Kerala's Operation Soundarya findings in 2025 and 2026, and earlier bans in Kenya, which Indian searches pick up.

Faiza Beauty Cream is a Pakistani skin-whitening cream made by Poonia Brothers. It was sampled in Kerala during Operation Soundarya, and CDSCO's March 2025 'not of standard quality' alert lists both the 45 g cream and the Faiza Moisture Balancing Whitening Face Wash as failing the test for the content of mercury in finished cosmetics. In August 2026 the Kerala government said its tests had found mercury in Faiza and Goree creams at up to 20,000 parts per million; the legal limit is 1.

Faiza has never been registered for import under the Cosmetics Rules 2020, and since 2 May 2025 nothing may be imported from Pakistan at all. That makes every pack sold in India unlawful, with or without the lab result. CDSCO's September 2026 public health alert did not name Faiza; it named Goree and Chandni. The record for Faiza therefore rests on the March 2025 lab finding and the import bar, which between them have the same practical effect.

What this means for you

Treat it like Goree

Same country of origin, same unregistered status, same lab finding. Stop using it and keep the pack if you want to report the seller.

Report what you find

CDSCO asks the public to report Indian-made cosmetics to the State Drugs Controller and imported ones to the Drugs Controller General of India at cosmetics@cdsco.nic.in. Keep the pack and the bill.

No national alert names Faiza yet

CDSCO's 8 Sep 2026 alert covers Goree and Chandni. Faiza's finding is on CDSCO's March 2025 list and in Kerala's statements; the legal effect is the same.

This is a record of official orders, not medical advice. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without asking your doctor or pharmacist.

Common questions

Does Faiza cream contain mercury?

The samples tested in Kerala did, above the 1 ppm limit, for both the cream and the face wash. The state has quoted figures up to 20,000 ppm.

Official sources and primary records

Researched and written by The Blacklisted team
We are not doctors or pharmacists. Everything on this page comes from the documents listed above, which you can open and check. Last checked 10 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.