[BPFK] Introdution NPRA

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NPRA(BPFK, National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency)  mission is to safeguard the nation’s health through scientific excellence in the regulatory control of medicinal products and cosmetics.

The regulations for cosmetics are slightly different. There are bunch of ways that cosmetics can be prohibited from being manufactured, sold, supplied, imported, possessed or administered. This is found under Regulation 18A and it states that cosmetics cannot be manufactured or sold if:

   1. The cosmetic has not been notified with the NPRA
   2. The person is a not person who has been designated to place the notified cosmetics in the market
   3. The cosmetic is a notified cosmetic but it has been mixed with poison (as defined by the Poisons Act)
   4. The notified cosmetic has been mixed with a registered product (drugs, traditional medicine etc.)
   5. The cosmetic is labelled with another name
   6. The cosmetic has been labelled in a way that does not comply with any directives/guidelines
   7. The cosmetic’s notification has been cancelled by the Director of Pharmaceutical Services
   8. The cosmetic is labelled with words, symbols or safety features that claim to be true

- Contents sources from https://www.npra.gov.my/

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