Tighten management of homemade cosmetics on social networks and e-commerce platforms

A warehouse of fake cosmetics in Gia Lai is sold via livestream on social networks (illustrative photo)

On May 30, the Drug Administration of Vietnam sent a document to the Department of Health of provinces and centrally-run cities; social networking platforms: Facebook, Zalo, TikTok, YouTube and e-commerce platforms on strengthening the management of homemade cosmetics.

The Drug Administration of Vietnam said that recently, the production, trading and advertising of handmade and homemade cosmetics has become common on social networking platforms and e-commerce platforms.

Many products have not been announced, have unknown origins, do not meet quality and safety requirements as prescribed by law, and pose a potential risk to consumers' health.

To strengthen state management in the field of cosmetics, ensuring the rights and health of the community, the Drug Administration of Vietnam requests the Department of Health of provinces and centrally-run cities to strengthen inspection and examination of production, trading and advertising of cosmetics in the area, paying special attention to homemade cosmetics and home-made cosmetics sold via social networks.

The Department of Health coordinates with relevant local authorities to strictly handle violations of regulations on cosmetic production when not being granted a certificate of eligibility for cosmetic production, trading in cosmetics without a product declaration receipt number, not ensuring cosmetic quality or advertising cosmetics in violation of regulations, exaggerating features and uses...

At the same time, strengthen propaganda and legal guidance to individuals and organizations to raise awareness and responsibility for complying with legal regulations; do not produce or trade in homemade cosmetics or home-made cosmetics that do not meet regulations; only use cosmetics that have been granted a product declaration receipt number according to regulations.

Social networking platforms (Facebook, Zalo, TikTok, YouTube...) and e-commerce platforms proactively review and remove advertising content for homemade cosmetics and home-made cosmetics that show signs of violating the law, do not have a product declaration receipt number, and do not comply with the provisions of Decree No. 93/2016/ND-CP dated July 1, 2016 and Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BYT dated January 25, 2011.

Strengthen censorship and control of cosmetic advertising content on personal pages, groups, fanpages, video channels... ensuring that advertised products must have clear information about their origin, have received product declaration forms and the production facility is granted a certificate of eligibility to produce cosmetics according to the provisions of law.

Coordinate with authorities to provide information about violating accounts and channels when requested to serve inspection, examination and handling of violations.

Build a warning mechanism and handle accounts that continuously post illegal cosmetic advertising content.

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