Online auctions may sell tainted health and beauty products

from Roanoke.com

I can’t recall purchasing many health and beauty items from online eBay! , but if you have, heed a recent warning from the National Retail Federation. The industry group says that some common household items sold on online auction sites have been stolen and tainted. Retail crime rings often steal these items to resell for a profit. But they may not keep them in temperature-controlled environments, so the merchandise is in danger of spoiling. This warning comes after a bust of an organized retail crime ring in Florida. The ring stole more than $100 million in health and beauty supplies over five years. To keep from encountering these products, buy health and beauty items from legitimate retailers, inside stores or on a company’s Website, the NRF says. Read on to see a list of some of the top health and beauty products stolen and resold by criminals.


Abreva
Advil
Aleve
Benadryl
Braun toothbrushes and replacement heads
Claritin
Cover Girl cosmetics
Crest Whitestrips
Diabetic testing strips
e.p.t. pregnancy tests
Gillette MACH3, Venus and Sensor razors and refill cartridges
Lotrimin
Nicorette
Oil of Olay
Oral B replacement heads
Pepcid AC
Prilosec
Primatene
RoC
Rogaine
Similac
Sudafed
Schick Quattro razors and all Schick refill cartridges
Sonicare replacements heads
Tylenol Extra Strength
Visine
Zantac