Cosmetics for carcinogenic facilities remain flooded the market

Confused because paraben

In a cosmetics business establishments in hoan Kiem district, Ha Noi city, store clerk insisted "all products subject to recall were returned store off". However, when customers accidentally see a skin product containing isopropylparaben (1 in 5 of the substance must be recovered), the staff rushed to fill each row by "licking somewhere so no middlemen out", at the same time reassure: "the recovery of the products contain paraben only in Vietnam, European countries still use normal!".

Also in some supermarkets, trade centers in Hanoi, where many stalls of the cosmetics firm names such as: Christian Dior, Olay, Elizabeth Arden, The Face Shop, Kose, Lancôme Paris, Vichy, Olay ..., many salespeople to know not to enter the product in an revoked or has completed the withdrawal of products containing paraben. When you fret about the product because can not test all ingredients on the label, then the employees believe that this non-toxic ingredients such as warning!

Cosmetics for carcinogenic facilities remain flooded the market

In HO CHI MINH CITY, noted in a shop on the August revolution (District 1), when buying products are viewed very carefully the ingredients listed on the label. New look, many are startled to see water cleanser cream enamel, Thorakao Bioré, Her cosmetics and some imported cosmetics from Australia on the tail part "paraben". But, the store employees for or that are paraben still allowed to use.

Mr. Huynh Xuan Hien, head of Division for controlling product quality supermarket Lotte Mart, said the review, noting there are 17 items subject to recall and in return the providers. This ones quite diverse categories such as bath salts, sunscreencream, makeup, Lemongrass oil, shampoo, body milk, infantskin ... of the producers as a central company, Silk, L'Evinia, L'Oreal, Henkel, DKSH, free Contact. The recovery of the most difficulty is the State Agency list provided no name coincides with the name of the product in the supermarket business. Therefore, the supermarket to check each product should be very time consuming.

Chairman Lan Hao cosmetics company (Thorakao), he asked States Cherish said very concerned being QLTT medical inspector, also detected products are circulating on the market, influence the brand should have actively recovered but certainly can not be 100%, especially in rural areas. "The Worry is that the confidence of the consumers with the affected Thorakao although this tranche has the global cosmetic brands also have recovered products. I know nowadays, Europe, Japan has yet to ban the substance on, also in the ASEAN region, then Thailand, the Philippines remains free to use until the end of 2015 because of the affect on the health of users only in the level of doubt "– he Cherish most recent issue and look forward to more time to help the losses for producers.

Wait ... the report

Representative of drug administration, Ministry of health, said the Agency's general report of the Organization, the individual is responsible for bringing the product to market. According to the drug administration, revocation of cosmetics containing paraben derivatives 5 individual organization is responsible for bringing the product to market perform. This unit is responsible for sending the notice of withdrawal to the places of distribution, use and recovery products. On the other hand, the written notice of withdrawal has been posted on the electronic information page of drug administration, users and distributors of the products can contact the vendor to perform the recovery of the product. The organizations and individuals who produce the cosmetics trade, must make the recovery thoroughly in order to protect consumers as well as the prestige and its business interests.

Under the provisions of the Decree 176/2013/ND-CP of the Government on sanctioning administrative violations in the field of health, all cosmetics trade objects have banned substance will be handled, very heavy sanctions if intentionally violated the rules on recovery of cosmetics. After the withdrawal, the Organization, the individual is responsible for putting the product on the market to proceed with the destruction or re-export.

"The harmful effects of lead compounds suspected breast cancer causing parabens have not been clearly demonstrated. However, the Commission of the European communities of cosmetics and beauty products the ASEAN Council are recommended to stop using to replace these substances safer. Because Vietnam is located in the community of ASEAN, should Drug Administration has updated take 5 leads the substance prohibited substances list parabens used in cosmetics and the Bureau will examine "-Mr. Nguyen Tat dat, Deputy Director of the drug administration, stressed.

HO CHI MINH CITY began checking

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Bloom, General Secretary of the HO CHI MINH CITY cosmetics Association, signed the text send drug administration and HO CHI MINH CITY Health Department recommended the extension of time provisions banning the 5 types of derivatives paraben to 31-12. For the packaging was in the old component content, allowing new components as the label business rules pasted stack up the location of the old components to reduce economic losses.

However, HO CHI MINH CITY Health Department had just planned to examine fine throughout the area starting from 15-8 to 31-12 with the first purpose is to monitor the withdrawal of products containing 5 kinds of derivatives paraben is prohibited. N. Light=