Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia 🔗

Introduction

The Control of Cosmetic Products Guidelines has been produced to offer assistance to the cosmetic industry in compliance with the provisions of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD). The course is for the manufacturers to understand that Cosmetic products in Malaysia are regulated under the Control of Drugs and Cosmetic Regulations (CDCR) 1984, which were promulgated under the Sale of Drugs Act 1952. Cosmetic products in Malaysia are controlled through notification procedure starting from 1 st January 2008. Cosmetic Notification Holder (CNH) who responsible for placing the cosmetic product in the market is required to COMPLY with all requirements stated in the guideline and to make a declaration upon notification to the Director of Pharmaceutical Services (DPS) through National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA). This training is to create awareness of the Control of Drugs and Cosmetic Regulation (CDCR 1984), Regulation 18A (1) that is: No person shall manufacture, sell, supply, import, possesses any cosmetics unless the cosmetic is notified. It is an offence for anyone to conduct such activities without prior notification to the DPS.