These resolutions of the Senate followed the adoption, by the Senate, of the prayers in a motion titled:
“Need for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to move swiftly to regulate formulation and distribution of cosmetics.”
The motion was sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central).
Senator Tinubu in her lead debate urged his colleagues to note the proliferation of small and medium enterprises and businesses “whose stock in trade is the formulation of beauty products ranging
from lotions to Oils, scrubs and soaps, with many labelled handmade, natural and/or organic.”
The production of bleaching cream has come under severe scrutiny from the Senate.
The upper chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Health to investigate the procedures for certification on quality
and safety of Cosmetics and propose a way forward for accountability.
It also directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to rise up to its duty of regulating importation, formulation and
sale of cosmetics within Nigeria.
It further directed NAFDAC to maintain a products database, showing name and address of manufacturers and ingredients list.
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