المملكة: Pig -free and general etiquette. The most prominent cosmetic requirements

The Food and Drug Administration offered the safety requirements in cosmetics and personal care products, through a “reconnaissance” platform with the aim of clarifying public safety standards, packaging requirements and identification data that must be available in all cosmetics and personal care products.
The commission obliged to be cosmetics and personal care free of pig and its derivatives, and to be safe for human health when used under the conditions of regular or expected and reasonable use, homogeneous and stable and its characteristics of safety, effectiveness and quality and quality during their validity period when stored and used according to the instructions, free of any material Not clean or decomposed.

Approval of public morals

It stipulated that it does not contain pictures and phrases that contradict the regulations, public morals and the prevailing Islamic values ​​in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and not contain UV rays.
The authority allowed the unintended presence of simple quantities of prohibited materials coming from the impurities of natural or synthetic components, the manufacturing process, storage, and the transition from the package, which cannot be technically avoided in good manufacturing practices.
The requirements also include that the identification card for cosmetics and personal care products includes the name of the product and the brand name, the name and address or legal headquarters of the maker, for the supplier or the distributor, the information provided must be sufficient to determine the identity of the product responsible, the country of origin of the product, its, its time, and the time period From the date of manufacture, which guarantees the product to achieve its basic function and fulfill the requirements of the article

The authority explained that in the case of toilet soap, which is not packed in a primary or secondary packaging, the name and address of the manufacturer must be provided, the supplier or the product responsible for the product in addition to the product operating number.

Safety requirements

He pointed out that cosmetics and personal care products that come in glass ampoules must contain the following guidelines in both Arabic and English: for external use only, avoid contact with the eyes, and open with caution. ​
The authority set the claims of allegations on cosmetics and personal care products, including legal commitment, honesty, and proven evidence, scientific honesty, and fairness, and are clear and understandable to the decision of the purchase.

The Food and Drug Authority has called on all interested people and those with relationship, including manufacturers and suppliers and consumers, to participate in the survey available through its electronic platform to express their opinions and observations about the new safety requirements, and this step aims to ensure the comprehensiveness of the technical description of all the necessary aspects that contribute to improving the quality of products Available in the Gulf markets.
The authority confirmed that it will follow up on the implementation of these requirements through strict control procedures, which include periodic inspection on factories and importers and to ensure that the products traded in the markets are matched to the new Gulf standard, and legal measures will be taken against any bodies that do not adhere to these controls.