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Vimac: regulatory record
Last checked 3 November 2026. Source: CDSCO monthly NSQ alerts and state drug-testing laboratories
10 batches manufactured by Vimac (Tamil Nadu) were declared Not of Standard Quality between November 2024 and January 2025. Records are batch-specific findings by government laboratories as published in CDSCO's monthly alerts; where a company has stated that a flagged batch was counterfeit, that statement is noted when reported.
Most recent flagged batch: B107C, VIP Hair Colour Shampoo (exp May 2026). DTL Chennai (state lab) found it not of standard quality: Sample does not conform to BIS specification for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of phenyl methyl pyrazolone and Resorcinol. Listed in the January 2025 alert.
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10 records linked to Vimac in the datasets we hold. A zero means nothing is on record in those datasets, not that nothing ever happened. What the labels mean.
CDSCO drug alerts: Not of Standard Quality and spurious drugs
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Flagged batches per year
All flagged batches
| Product | Batch | Reason declared NSQ | Tested by | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B107CMfg Jun 2024 · Exp May 2026 | Sample does not conform to BIS specification for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of phenyl methyl pyrazolone and ResorcinolOther | DTL ChennaiState lab | Jan 2025 |
| VIP Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B320CMfg Mar 2024 · Exp Feb 2026 | 1.Sample does not conform to BIS Specification for Oxidation Hair dye with respect to the content of Resorcinol and Phenyl Methyl Pyrazolone. 2. The sample is also found to contain m- phenylenediamine which must not form part of the composition of cosmetics products as per BIS specification 4707 (Part 2):2017, under Annex A (clauses 1,2 and 3.1), Serial No.1198.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| VIP Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B309CMfg Feb 2024 · Exp Jan 2026 | 1.Sample does not conform to BIS Specification for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of resorcinol and phenyl methyl pyrazolone. 2. The sample is also found to contain m- phenylenediamine which must not form part of the composition of cosmetics products as per BIS specification 4707 (Part 2):2017, under Annex A (clauses 1,2 and 3.1), Serial No.1198.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| VIP Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B034KERLMfg Apr 2024 · Exp Mar 2026 | 1.Sample does not conform to BIS specificaton for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of phenymehylpyrazolone.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| VIP Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B034KERLMfg Apr 2024 · Exp Mar 2026 | Sample does not conform to BIS specificiation for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of phenyl methyl pyrazolone.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| VIP Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch BO53KTKMfg May 2024 · Exp Apr 2026 | 1.Sample does not conform to BIS Specification for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of resorcinol and phenyl methyl pyrazolone. 2.The sample is also found to contain m- phenylenediamine which must not form part of the composition of cosmetics products as per BIS specification 4707 (Part 2):2017, under Annex A (clauses 1,2 and 3.1), Serial No.1198.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| VIP Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B020CMfg Apr 2024 · Exp Mar 2026 | Sample does not conform to BIS specification for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of resorcinol and phenyl methyl pyrazolone.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| VIP Dark Brown Natural Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B005Mfg Jul 2024 · Exp Jun 2026 | Sample does not conform to BIS Specification for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of resorcinol and phenyl methyl pyrazolone.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| VIP Brown Natural Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B013Mfg Jul 2024 · Exp Jun 2026 | 1.Sample does not conform to BIS Specification for Oxidation Hair dye with respect to the content of Resorcinol and Phenyl Methyl pyrozolone. 2. The sample is also found to contain m- phenylenediamine which must not form part of the composition of cosmetics products as per BIS specification 4707 (Part 2):2017, under Annex A (clauses 1,2 and 3.1), Serial No.1198.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
| VIP Black Natural Hair Colour Shampoo | Batch B131NMfg Jul 2024 · Exp Jun 2026 | Sample does not conform to BIS specification for oxidation hair dye with respect to the content of resorcinol.Other | DTL ChennaiState lab | Nov 2024 |
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