Focus on checking cosmetics business on e-commerce platforms and social networks

On May 20, according to information from the Ministry of Health , to continue strengthening the management of cosmetics, the Drug Administration of Vietnam requested the Department of Health of provinces and centrally-run cities to urgently strengthen inspection and examination of the implementation of legal regulations on cosmetics management for cosmetics manufacturing and trading enterprises in the area.

Functional units focus on inspecting and examining the implementation of cosmetic recall notices according to regulations, production and trading of cosmetics not at the announced address, enterprises changing business addresses without reporting to the management agency; Regularly and proactively coordinate closely with the local Steering Committee 389, the Market Management Department and related functional sectors in the area to strengthen the inspection and examination of cosmetics circulating on the market.

Relevant units need to focus on inspecting cosmetic business activities on e-commerce trading floors and social networking platforms TikTok, Zalo, Facebook, YouTube... to promptly detect and handle illegal cosmetic production and trading activities, suspected counterfeit cosmetics, cosmetics in circulation that have not been granted a declaration receipt number, cosmetics of unknown origin; advertising cosmetics with features and uses that exceed the inherent features and nature of the product, inconsistent with the declared features and uses of the product or causing misunderstanding that the product is a medicine.

The Ministry of Health also requires the authorities to strictly handle and punish organizations and individuals who violate regulations in the production and trading of cosmetics; Recall and destroy all types of cosmetics suspected of being fake, cosmetics of unknown origin, cosmetics of poor quality, and unsafe for consumers; Transfer the case to the investigation agency for criminal handling according to regulations in cases where there are signs of crime (large value of goods, causing serious consequences, organized violations, recidivism, etc.).

For manufacturing, trading and business establishments responsible for bringing products to market, and importing establishments, the Drug Administration requires proper implementation of regulations on cosmetic management.

Business establishments must seriously study the provisions of Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BYT dated January 25, 2011 of the Ministry of Health regulating the management of cosmetics to declare and update changes to the information declared as prescribed on the declaration form to ensure accuracy and honesty, fully retain the Product Information File (PIF) at the address of the organization or individual responsible for bringing the product to the market and present it to the inspection and examination agency when requested; Cosmetics must not be produced or processed at domestic cosmetic production establishments that have not been granted a certificate of eligibility for cosmetic production; and cosmetics must be produced with formulas containing ingredients in accordance with the declared dossier and regulations;

Enterprises are only allowed to put cosmetics into circulation when they have been granted a cosmetic product declaration receipt number by a competent state management agency and must take full responsibility for the safety, quality and effectiveness of the product./.

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/tap-trung-kiem-tra-kinh-doanh-my-pham-tren-san-thuong-mai-dien-tu-mang-xa-hoi-post1039561.vnp