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Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System?

Cosmetics are very popular consumer products. Their ever-increasing sales have encouraged many producers to introduce cosmetics which are sometimes unsafe and cause adverse effects. In order to secure the safety of cosmetic products and to make the cosmetics trade more effective, the EU has harmoniz...

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Main Author: Zakaria, Z.
Format: Article
Published: Kluwer (now part of Springer) 2015
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HC Economic History and Conditions
K Law (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/19289/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10603-014-9271-3
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spelling my.um.eprints.192892018-09-19T04:08:05Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/19289/ Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System? Zakaria, Z. HC Economic History and Conditions K Law (General) Cosmetics are very popular consumer products. Their ever-increasing sales have encouraged many producers to introduce cosmetics which are sometimes unsafe and cause adverse effects. In order to secure the safety of cosmetic products and to make the cosmetics trade more effective, the EU has harmonized its cosmetic regulations. This is the first region in the world to have done so. This harmonization model and many aspects of the EU regulatory framework have been followed and adopted by ASEAN countries as well as others around the world. As Malaysia is an ASEAN Member State, it has also adopted this system. This article takes Malaysia as a case study in order to determine how the EU model has been put into operation. Although there are a lack of resources and technical facilities, ASEAN has certainly benefited from the EU system, but there has also been a need to include additional requirements to tailor the EU Directive to the requirements of ASEAN countries, not least the greater lack of awareness by the public of the composition and dangers of cosmetic products. Kluwer (now part of Springer) 2015 Article PeerReviewed Zakaria, Z. (2015) Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System? Journal of Consumer Policy, 38 (1). pp. 39-59. ISSN 0168-7034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10603-014-9271-3 doi:10.1007/s10603-014-9271-3
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topic HC Economic History and Conditions
K Law (General)
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K Law (General)
Zakaria, Z.
Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System?
description Cosmetics are very popular consumer products. Their ever-increasing sales have encouraged many producers to introduce cosmetics which are sometimes unsafe and cause adverse effects. In order to secure the safety of cosmetic products and to make the cosmetics trade more effective, the EU has harmonized its cosmetic regulations. This is the first region in the world to have done so. This harmonization model and many aspects of the EU regulatory framework have been followed and adopted by ASEAN countries as well as others around the world. As Malaysia is an ASEAN Member State, it has also adopted this system. This article takes Malaysia as a case study in order to determine how the EU model has been put into operation. Although there are a lack of resources and technical facilities, ASEAN has certainly benefited from the EU system, but there has also been a need to include additional requirements to tailor the EU Directive to the requirements of ASEAN countries, not least the greater lack of awareness by the public of the composition and dangers of cosmetic products.
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title Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System?
title_short Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System?
title_full Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System?
title_fullStr Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System?
title_full_unstemmed Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System?
title_sort regulation of cosmetics: what has malaysia learnt from the european system?
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/19289/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10603-014-9271-3
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