Guidance on inspection of cosmetic management in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, inspection of cosmetic management is carried out as follows:

1. The checking and inspecting form

- The scheduled check and inspection: The scheduled check and inspection shall be warned for the checked organization in order to prepare being inspected before implementing of checking, inspecting activities.

- The sudden check and inspection: The sudden check and inspection shall be made when discovering the products which are unqualified, don’t obey provisions of putting on the market, or because of the customer’s complaints. In urgent cases, the authority agencies have the right of check and inspection without warning.

2. The content of checking and inspecting

Checking and inspecting the obedience of laws on the cosmetic production and the trading:

- The obedience of principles and standards of “cosmetic good manufacturing practice” of the Asian Southeast Association Nations (CGMP-ASEAN) or equivalence which are admitted by the ASEAN Cosmetic Association;

- The label writing;

- The Product Information File (PIF) regulated by the ASEAN;

- The cosmetic advertising.

The check and the inspection of solving the dispute, the complaint, the denouncement on the quality and other contents related to the cosmetic (if any).

The check and the inspection of implementing announcement of confiscation of the cosmetic in regard to the regulation (if any).

3. The priority order in checking and supervising the post sale-promotion

The check and the inspection of the cosmetic post sale-promotion need to get together at the import, delivery, manufacturing organizations. The priority in checking and supervising the cosmetic post-promotion is dependent on the product’s kind, origin source, label, company’s brand name, formula Ingredients according to the ASEAN’s instruction on checking and supervising the post sale-promotion (Appendix No 08-MP).

View details at Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from April 01, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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