Focus on checking cosmetics business activities on e-commerce trading floors and social networking platforms

The document clearly stated that through post-market inspections of a number of cosmetic production and trading organizations, some organizations were found to have committed violations in the process of producing and trading cosmetics, such as: Producing cosmetics at a facility that has not been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for Cosmetic Production; trading cosmetics with formula ingredients that do not match the declared dossier; changing the declared content on the cosmetic product declaration form that has been granted a receipt number (changing the business name, business location/address, legal representative on the Business Registration Certificate, changing the declared phone number...) but without written approval from the competent authority as prescribed by law; organizations and individuals responsible for bringing products to the market do not fully retain the product information dossier and do not present it to the inspection and examination agency when requested.

On the other hand, on the websites of enterprises, e-commerce trading floors and social networking platforms (Facebook, TikTok, Zalo, YouTube...), there is a situation of trading in cosmetic products that are hand-carried, counterfeit, or of unknown origin, not yet granted a cosmetic product declaration receipt number by a competent state management agency, showing signs of consuming smuggled cosmetic products and tax evasion; advertising cosmetics that are inconsistent with the nature of the product, product classification and features and uses in the declaration dossier that has been granted a cosmetic product declaration receipt number; advertising cosmetics that mislead the product into thinking that the product is a drug; cosmetic advertising content uses images, costumes, names, correspondence, and articles of medical units, facilities, doctors, pharmacists, and other medical staff...

To ensure the safety and rights of consumers and improve the effectiveness of post-market inspection of cosmetics, the Drug Administration of Vietnam requests the health departments of provinces and cities to strengthen the implementation of inspection and examination of the implementation of legal regulations on cosmetics management for enterprises producing and trading cosmetics in the area. Focus on inspection and examination of 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 relevant functional agencies in the area to strengthen the inspection and examination of cosmetics circulating on the market. In particular, 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 announced features and uses of the product or causing misunderstanding that the product is a medicine.

Strictly handle and punish organizations and individuals who violate the law on cosmetics production and trading; recall and destroy all types of cosmetics suspected of being fake, cosmetics of unknown origin, cosmetics of poor quality, and unsafe for consumers; transfer files 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 organizations and individuals responsible for bringing products to market, importers and cosmetic manufacturers must strictly implement regulations on cosmetic management to declare and update changes to the information declared according to regulations on the declaration form to ensure accuracy and honesty, keep complete product information records at the address of the organization or individual responsible for bringing products to market and present them to inspection and examination agencies when requested.

Cosmetics must not be manufactured or processed at domestic cosmetic manufacturing facilities that have not been granted a certificate of eligibility for cosmetic manufacturing; cosmetics must be manufactured with formulas containing ingredients in accordance with the declared dossier and regulations. Cosmetics must only be put into circulation when they have been granted a cosmetic product declaration receipt number by a competent state management agency and must be fully responsible for the safety, quality and effectiveness of the product.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/tap-trung-kiem-tra-hoat-dong-kinh-doanh-my-pham-tren-cac-san-giao-dich-thuong-mai-dien-tu-va-nen-tang-mang-xa-hoi-post874618.html