The Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Supervision Administration said Thursday it has found the banned substances chromium and neodymium in three more Japanese Max Factor SK-II cosmetic products, according to the official news agency Xinhua.

Last week, the Chinese authorities discovered the two metallic substances, banned from cosmetic products, in nine SK-II cosmetics imported from Japan.

The administration said they have now found the banned substances in a total of 12 Max Factor SK-II products, including three that were not listed by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine a week ago.

Based on the finding, the administration called in senior management from Japan-based SK-II producer, Procter & Gamble, and told them to take all 12 products off the counter, it said.