REVIEW: REGULATORY PROVISIONS REGARDING COSMETICS IN INDIA
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Abhijeet Welankiwar
Govt. college of Pharmacy,
kathora naka,
Amravati (Maharashtra), 444604.
abhi123welankiwar@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
The Government of India through the Drug and Cosmetic act 1940 and rules 1945 has made stringent provisions regarding import, Manufacturing, Sale and Distribution of Cosmetics. These provisions mainly cover the licensing for the import, manufacturing of cosmetics and also the GMPs for the manufacturing of cosmetics. Also these guidelines have covered certain categories of cosmetics whose import and sale is prohibited by the Law. These guidelines have also listed the 28 cosmetics whose import is allowed only on to the conformance to the Indian standards. These guidelines have also covered the offences and penalties in case of contravention of the provisions of the Drug and Cosmetic Act 1940.
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