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CDSCO Guidelines On Voluntary Recall Of Cosmetics

CDSCO or Central Drugs Control Organization had published a draft form of guidelines concerning the recall and rapid alert system for cosmetics. It has asked for various suggestions and objections from different industrial stakeholders for submitting responses. Dr GN Singh, the then DCGI, elaborated that the mission and vision are to protect and increase public health by ensuring the safety, effectiveness and drug quality, cosmetics, and the medical device. To remain in compliance with this, they address the aspects before it is enforced into the act. A draft guideline was published in 2012 October, and the stakeholders were asked to revert before November 7 2012. After getting all the responses, everything is reviewed accordingly. All the suggestions and objections, when found in the apublic interest, were forwarded to the Ministry of Health. A rapid alert system is used for transmitting only those alerts where urgency and seriousness will not permit any delay in the transmissio