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

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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. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Z. Zakaria, 2015. "Regulation of Cosmetics: What has Malaysia Learnt from the European System?," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 38(1), pages 39-59, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jcopol:v:38:y:2015:i:1:p:39-59
    DOI: 10.1007/s10603-014-9271-3
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    1. Kapoor Shweta & Saraf Swarnlata, 2008. "A note on dire need of harmonisation of cosmetic legislation," International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(4), pages 419-431.
    2. Simon PEETMAN, 2013. "Standards Harmonisation in ASEAN: Progress, Challenges and Moving Beyond 2015," Working Papers DP-2013-30, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
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    1. S. A. Basir & N. A. Hasmin & M. R. Othman & A. B. Munir, 2024. "Nanocosmetics Labelling Framework for Malaysia with Reference to the EU," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 47(1), pages 165-195, March.
    2. L. Nottage, 2020. "Improving the Effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety System: Australian Law Reform in Asia-Pacific Context," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 43(4), pages 829-850, December.

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