# Amka Products (Pty) Ltd · 53-06 · SOUTH AFRICA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Amka Products (Pty) Ltd · 53-06 · SOUTH AFRICA, 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 SOUTH AFRICA; product is Clere Cocoa Butter Body Creme | Clere Avocado Milk Body Creme | Clere Milk Honey Body Creme | Clere Avocado Milk Body Creme | Clere Cocoa Butter Body Creme; product code is 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations); date published is 04/17/2017; address is 14 Ellman Street , Centurion, Gauteng SOUTH AFRICA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Amka Products (Pty) 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:** SOUTH AFRICA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 14 Ellman Street , Centurion, Gauteng SOUTH AFRICA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 04/17/2017 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) | 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Clere Cocoa Butter Body Creme | Clere Avocado Milk Body Creme | Clere Milk Honey Body Creme | Clere Avocado Milk Body Creme | Clere Cocoa Butter Body Creme _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** CI 19140 - non-permitted; CI 15985 - non-permitted; CI 28440 - non-permitted; CI 14720 - non-permitted | 14720-CARMOISINE (FORMER EXT. D&C RED #10); 15985-FD&C YELLOW #6 (SUNSET YELLOW FCF); 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); | CI 19140 - non-permitted; CI 42090 - non-permitted | 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF); | CI 15985 - non-permitted | 15985-FD&C YELLOW #6 (SUNSET YELLOW FCF); | CI 19140 - non-permitted; CI 42090 - non-permitted | 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); | CI 19140 - non-permitted; CI 15985 - non-permitted; CI 28440 - non-permitted; CI 14720 - non-permitted | 28440-BRILLIANT BLACK BN (C.I. FOOD BLACK 1); _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Amka Products (Pty) Ltd Date Published : 04/17/2017 14 Ellman Street , Centurion, Gauteng SOUTH AFRICA 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) Date Published: 04/17/2017 Desc: Clere Cocoa Butter Body Creme Notes: CI 19140 - non-permitted; CI 15985 - non-permitted; CI 28440 - non-permitted; CI 14720 - non-permitted Problems: 14720-CARMOISINE (FORMER EXT. D&C RED #10); 15985-FD&C YELLOW #6 (SUNSET YELLOW FCF); 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) Date Published: 04/17/2017 Desc: Clere Avocado Milk Body Creme Notes: CI 19140 - non-permitted; CI 42090 - non-permitted Problems: 42090-FD&C BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE FCF); 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) Date Published: 04/17/2017 Desc: Clere Milk Honey Body Creme Notes: CI 15985 - non-permitted Problems: 15985-FD&C YELLOW #6 (SUNSET YELLOW FCF); 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) Date Published: 04/17/2017 Desc: Clere Avocado Milk Body Creme Notes: CI 19140 - non-permitted; CI 42090 - non-permitted Problems: 19140-FD&C YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE); 53 L - - 03 Face,Body,and Hand (excluding Shaving Preparations) (Skin Care Preparations) Date Published: 04/17/2017 Desc: Clere Cocoa Butter Body Creme Notes: CI 19140 - non-permitted; CI 15985 - non-permitted; CI 28440 - non-permitted; CI 14720 - non-permitted Problems: 28440-BRILLIANT BLACK BN (C.I. FOOD BLACK 1);

## 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/).