DEPILEX SMILEAGAIN
FOUNDATION HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR STANDARDIZATION OF SKIN CREAMS
Calls
for mandatory implementation of PSQCA standards on skin creams
The
Depilex Smileagain Foundation has called for mandatory
standardization of skin creams in Pakistan to protect the health of
consumers.
The
need for regulation is highlighted by recent international media
reports that have exposed a number of Pakistan origin creams as being
poisonous for consumers. These creams contain a dangerous chemical
mix of chemicals that have been proved to be harmful to consumers
because of the high levels of mercury. In addition, such actions also
malign the reputation of Pakistan, affecting the country’s trade
relations with countries across the world.
Masarrat
Misbah, CEO, Depilex Smileagain Foundation, highlighted, “Over the
last few years, doctors across Pakistan have witnessed an increasing
number of skin diseases resulting from prolonged use of
unstandardized skin whitening creams, which has verified by research
done by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad. In
2016, the Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority has
taken proactive and decisive action to define a standard for skin
creams. We request the Government of Pakistan to ensure mandatory
regulation of the skin cream industry according to this standard.”
In 2016, the PSQCA finalized
‘PS-3228/2016 – Skin Creams’. This standard currently allows
skin cream manufacturers to voluntarily adopt manufacturing practices
that are in line with global standards. It is now important that
these standards become mandatory to ensure that the consumer of
Pakistan and our country’s industrial reputation is protected from
malicious interests.
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