Two tonnes of fake cosmetics, medicines seized

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In an inspection campaign targeting cosmetics-selling outlets, the Abu Dhabi Municipality has confiscated two tonnes of fake cosmetics and herbal medicines.

In an inspection campaign targeting cosmetics-selling outlets in the Capital, the Abu Dhabi Municipality has confiscated two tonnes of fake cosmetics and herbal medicines.

These commodities were found fake, expired or non-compliant with the health stipulations applicable locally or abroad. Some products were also found to have lapses in product labelling or fitted with labels written in languages other than Arabic and English.

The campaign, which was run by the Public Health Division at the municipality, also detected other offences as many showrooms were found unlicensed to practise trading of cosmetics or beauty products in the emirate.

Khalifa Mohammed Al Rumaithi, Director of Public Health Division at the municipality, called on the public to immediately report any expired or fake products on display at cosmetics shops or beauty parlours.

The Health Control Section at the Public Health Division remains fully vigilant through collecting samples of doubtful products and sending them to the laboratory for testing. The products will be confiscated in case the test results prove that they are hazardous to use, said Al Rumaithi.

Moreover, some materials on display were found carrying pictures against the public morals or bearing certain medical allegations.

The municipality called on the public to cooperate with the Public Health Division by reporting the products sold against the law and refraining from buying such products which fall short of the requisite health stipulations.

Al Rumaithi called on all distributors dealing with cosmetics and personal care products from retailers, suppliers, exporters and local factories to take early action towards registering these products prior to distributing them in the market in order to preserve the health and safety of the consumers.

He urged the public to buy any cosmetic products only after ensuring that they conform to all health stipulations and pay particular attention to product labelling and the information written thereon including the manufacturing and expiry dates. He also reminded the public to have a look at the packing to verify if is tightly sealed, unaffected by storage factors and has no bizarre smell.

Al Rumaithi cautioned the public against buying unknown or home-made mixtures the source and composition of which are unknown. "Consumers should differentiate between genuine products and fake ones by buying only from trusted outlets as the harm inflicted on the skin as a result of using fake cosmetics range from allergy to cancer,” he said.

He also warned against the use of skin bleaching creams containing hidrokinon, cortisone and mercury, which have toxic impact on the body. The use of bleaching products on permanent basis can have harmful effects on the long run.

Al Rumaithi also asked to be careful while using black henna mixed with chemical dyes or preservatives as these materials are hazardous to the skin and can cause allergy, pimples, sores or skin infections and some of them may be poisonous or even carcinogenic. – Khaleej Times

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