FILTOM’s technology has been built up over a long period of time in Kitakyushu Science and Research Park with public funds from Kitakyushu City in order to achieve our business goal of “normal-temperature, normal-pressure seawater desalination”. In order to reward the efforts of all parties involved and the expectations of our customers, we will continue to take firm action against malicious fake products.
21th, October, 2023 [Alert 1]
Please be careful of fake Raw Placenta Cosmetics [Japanese]
On October 5th, 2023, we found that the same performance data (EGF value of 148 pg/ml) as ours was published in the catalog of the “Viviaso series” of cosmetics sold by WOMANHOOD Inc.
In the past (November 2021), WOMANHOOD used the name FILTOM and our data (including the above EGF data) in its publicity, so we have protested and removed the information from the Internet after protests from our company.
But, in February of 2023, the company still continued to include the information in its catalog, and when we protested again, we received a response on June 8th, “We(=WOMANHOOD) do not use any of FILTOM’s raw materials, nor display any of the relevant data.”
However, on or around October 5th, it was discovered that the WOMANHOOD had been used our data again in catalogs and in-store pop-ups at three stores in Kumamoto Prefecture, at event venues in Fukuoka Prefecture, and at event venues in Tokyo, and had continued to promote the WOMANHOOD’s products.
Since the fake publicity that suggests that FILTOM’s raw materials are used has continued for more than three years and a considerable number of catalogs and products have been spread, we have decided to disclose the information for the purpose of public benefit (to prevent the spread of damage for customers).
If there is a customer who has purchased the above products under the mistaken impression that they contain raw placenta extract from FILTOM in the right way, please let us know so that we can consider how to deal with the situation.
Contact for inquiries: https://www.filtom.com/contact/
Thank you.
FILTOM Inc.
FILTOM’s technology has been built up over a long period of time in Kitakyushu Science and Research Park with public funds from Kitakyushu City in order to achieve our business goal of “normal-temperature, normal-pressure seawater desalination”. In order to reward the efforts of all parties involved and the expectations of our customers, we will continue to take firm action against malicious fake products.
May 24, 2024 [Alert 2]
Non-disclosure and Detection of Phenoxyethanol [Japanese]
It has come to our attention that Womanhood Inc. purchased our raw placenta extract from 2020 to 2021 and sold it along with the label “organic” but without the label of phenoxyethanol, knowing that phenoxyethanol, a preservative, is required to be listed as its full ingredient.
There was a time when Womanhood Inc. products were publicized as containing our raw placenta solution, that’s why we are disclosing this information in light of the public interest.
In addition, when the viviaso series, which claims that it does not use our raw placenta solution, was measured by Japan Food Research Laboratories) in May 2023 and November 2023, and phenoxyethanol was detected at 0.04% and 0.05% in each of the two lots, respectively. The outer packaging of the above products do not indicate the ingredients of phenoxyethanol in accordance with Japan’s Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. Womanhood Inc. claims that the ingredients do not need to be labeled because of carry-over (below the concentration at which the ingredients are effective). However, according to our measurement results, the concentration of phenoxyethanol is sufficiently effective, and we believe that the labeling of ingredients is necessary.
If there is a customer who purchased the above product under the mistaken impression that raw placenta extract from FILTOM is used in the product, please let us know so that we can consider how to deal with the situation.
Contact for inquiries: https://www.filtom.com/contact/
FILTOM Corporation
FILTOM’s technology has been built up over a long period of time in Kitakyushu Science and Research Park with public funds from Kitakyushu City in order to achieve our business goal of “normal-temperature, normal-pressure seawater desalination”. In order to reward the efforts of all parties involved and the expectations of our customers, we will continue to take firm action against malicious fake products.
