Why does the Drug Administration recommend caution when using cosmetics from Mailisa's husband's company?

On November 18, the Drug Administration of Vietnam (Ministry of Health) advised people and businesses to be cautious when using cosmetic products imported and published by MK Skincare Company - owned by the husband of Ms. Phan Thi Mai (Mailisa).

The Drug Administration recommends that people be cautious when using products of MK Skincare Company - Illustrative photo

This recommendation makes many users wonder, because previously the above products had been granted cosmetic declaration receipt numbers in accordance with regulations.

On November 18, the Drug Administration informed that up to now, through a quick lookup of inspection and examination results, there have been no official complaints or feedback about the quality of these products.

However, according to the press, some products have signs of false advertising, easily causing misunderstanding and potentially affecting the health of consumers. Therefore, the Drug Administration Department has requested relevant units to take samples and test 162 products of three brands of MK Skincare Company currently circulating on the market.

While waiting for test results, the management agency recommends that people and businesses be cautious when using the product.

Why did the receiving authority announce but recommend "caution"?

Mr. Ta Manh Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Drug Administration, said that similar to functional foods, cosmetics are now managed by the declaration method, which means switching from pre-control to post-control.

Accordingly, the receipt of cosmetic declaration forms is carried out in accordance with the ASEAN Cosmetic Agreement and Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT. The declaration dossier includes product information, manufacturer, importer, ingredients, uses, authorization letter and certificate of free sale (CFS).

The organization or individual whose name is on the declaration is responsible for bringing the cosmetic product to the market and is responsible for the safety, effectiveness and quality of the product when declaring and during the circulation of the cosmetic product.

Currently, the whole country has about 200,000 cosmetic products, of which 150,000 imported products are received by the department, the rest are received by health departments.

According to Mr. Hung, the current cosmetic declaration procedure is quite simple. Enterprises only need to submit a declaration form in accordance with regulations, along with the required documents. The time to process the documents is 5 working days. After the product is declared, in principle, state management agencies will conduct post-inspection.

He also admitted that the number of cosmetic declaration forms each year is too large for the monitoring capacity of the management agency, leading to a situation where it is not possible to sample and test all products circulating on the market.

"Currently, there are no regulations requiring businesses to periodically test the quality of their products, and the authority to sample and test cosmetics in circulation is also unclear.

Unlike medicine, sampling cosmetics is difficult, many businesses do not cooperate, and even refuse to sell products to inspection agencies," Mr. Hung informed.

To overcome this, the Ministry of Health is drafting a decree regulating the management of cosmetics to create a comprehensive legal framework for management from production, business to quality supervision, to ensure consumer safety.

Thus, before being put on the market, MK Skincare Company's products have been guaranteed to have "sufficient documents" according to regulations. However, there are no results of product testing after being put on the market. Therefore, while waiting for samples, the Drug Administration has advised users to be cautious when buying and using.

However, the "license first, warning later" makes consumers worried and lose confidence in the products in circulation. People expect there will be changes to manage these products and people will no longer have to confuse real and fake as they do now.

Violations have been recorded

Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health conducted a post-sales inspection at MK Skincare Company about two months ago and discovered some notable problems.

Specifically, the company has not presented complete product information documents such as product labels, instructions for use, production announcements, cosmetic safety assessments, and documents explaining the product's features and uses.

In addition, the address of the organization or individual responsible for bringing the product to market on the secondary label does not match the information on the declaration form.

On the evening of November 18, the Drug Administration Department issued a document requesting the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health to review the post-sales inspection record of cosmetics for MK Skincare Import-Export Production, Trading and Service Company Limited, handle administrative violations in accordance with regulations and send a report to the department before November 25.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tai-sao-cuc-quan-ly-duoc-khuyen-cao-than-trong-khi-dung-my-pham-cua-cong-ty-chong-mailisa-20251119144942787.htm