The National Agency for Drugs, Food and Medical Devices (ANMAT) After a series of irregularities were identified, the ban on the use, marketing, distribution and advertising of a number of cleaning products and medical devices was introduced throughout the national territory.
According to regulation 9289/2025, the company has Where Ruben Albertobased in the city Hopeprovince Santa Fewas placed under a health review and its products were subject to a comprehensive ban.
The inspection carried out by the Home Health Service found the presence of unregistered products and other products that did not comply with the required labels and traceability.
Articles include: “Disinfectant multi-purpose cleaner“, He”Copper sulfate” for pools, the “Ultra-concentrated insect remover“, He”Sodium hypochlorite 100 gr Cl/L” is used as a disinfectant for pool water, the “Algaecide“, He”pH regulator“, He”3 in 1, precipitant, clarifying agent, flocculant“, and the “Creamy cleanser“, all sold under the “Wohr Química” brand.
The inspections also revealed that there are products with labels that do not conform to the properly approved formats, as well as the lack of mandatory legends or product registration data.
In this context, the Health Authority ordered the opening of a criminal case against the company Wohr Rubén Alberto, including its technical director, chemical engineer Rubén Eusebio Thimental, for alleged violation of Article 816 of Decree No. 141/53 and other provisions related to the marketing of products without official registration.
ANMAT found that the manufacture, possession, distribution, distribution and supply of illegal products to the public pose an unacceptable health risk while violating the comprehensive control over the medical and home health products market.
The authorities communicated these bans to the relevant organizations, including the Santa Fe Food Safety AuthorityThe Technical Information Management Directorate and the Summary coordinationit is also envisaged that the resolutions will be officially published and communicated to the technical health sectors at both national and provincial levels.
In return, they applied a similar measure to a number of medical devices discovered at the headquarters The SRL Kinesiology Center in Mar del Plata.
In accordance with regulation 9295/2025 of ANMAT, the company said It operated with locally manufactured ultrasound and magnetotherapy machines for which there was no health registration and no national approvals.in addition to offering repair services for devices without documentation to prove their origin.
As the market control department told the official media, the equipment is the ultrasonic generator “TERASONIC – KES”, the magnetic field generator “TERAMAG – ECK” and two units named “Soprano Ice Platinum – Alma – Weifang KM Electronics Co., Ltd – Model N° – KM800D – 1220210410062” and “Soprano Titanium 5 – Alma – Laserconn Tech Co. Ltd – SN84202166030599”.
For the latter, the company Sirex Médica SA confirmed that this was the case before the inspection counterfeit productsIt highlights the lack of legitimate labels, original serial numbers and mandatory national registrations, elements whose counterfeiting poses a potential risk to the health of patients and the staff who manipulate the devices.
“Improper operation of the device could cause burns to the patient if the radiation is greater than desired, or it could fail to serve its purpose if the radiation is less than required to treat the follicle.“, as stated by the department to ANMAT.
Both provisions of ANMAT They were issued in exercise of the powers conferred by Decree No. 1,490/92 and its amendments, with the aim of preserving public health and safety and restricting products and operations operating outside the applicable regulations.
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