# PANTANJALI AYURVED LTD · 53-06 · INDIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For PANTANJALI AYURVED LTD · 53-06 · INDIA, import alert is 53-06; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination Of Cosmetics That are Adulterated and/or Misbranded Due to Color Additive Violations"; country is INDIA; product is FACE WASH | FACE WASH | FACE WASH; product code is 53 J - - 01 Bath Soaps and Detergents (not Antiperspirant) (Personal Cleanliness) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 99 Other Skin Care Preparations, N.E.C; date published is 07/03/2025; address is 44a, Kuanwala , Dehradun , Uttrakhand, INDIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** PANTANJALI AYURVED LTD _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 53-06
- **Import alert name:** "Detention Without Physical Examination Of Cosmetics That are Adulterated and/or Misbranded Due to Color Additive Violations"
- **Country:** INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 44a, Kuanwala , Dehradun , Uttrakhand, INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 07/03/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 53 J - - 01 Bath Soaps and Detergents (not Antiperspirant) (Personal Cleanliness) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 99 Other Skin Care Preparations, N.E.C. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** FACE WASH | FACE WASH | FACE WASH _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF) Undeclared and non-permitted. 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE) Undeclared and non-permitted. Label shows: "Permitted colour." | 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF); 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); | 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF) Undeclared and non-permitted. 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE) Undeclared and non-permitted. Label shows: "Permitted colour." | 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF); | 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF) Undeclared and non-permitted. 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE) Undeclared and non-permitted. Label shows: "Permitted colour." | 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF); 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> PANTANJALI AYURVED LTD Date Published : 07/03/2025 44a, Kuanwala , Dehradun , Uttrakhand, INDIA 53 J - - 01 Bath Soaps and Detergents (not Antiperspirant) (Personal Cleanliness) Date Published: 07/03/2025 Desc: FACE WASH Notes: 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF) Undeclared and non-permitted. 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE) Undeclared and non-permitted. Label shows: "Permitted colour." Problems: 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF); 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) Date Published: 07/03/2025 Desc: FACE WASH Notes: 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF) Undeclared and non-permitted. 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE) Undeclared and non-permitted. Label shows: "Permitted colour." Problems: 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF); 53 L - - 99 Other Skin Care Preparations, N.E.C. Date Published: 07/03/2025 Desc: FACE WASH Notes: 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF) Undeclared and non-permitted. 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE) Undeclared and non-permitted. Label shows: "Permitted colour." Problems: 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF); 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE);

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_130.html

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
Part of [FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination](https://referencesource.org/fda-import-alert-red-list/).