LAHROE: Punjab government has decided to start crackdown against those who are manufacturing and selling fake and counterfeit cosmetics which are harmful for the human skin. In a vast interest of public Punjab cabinet has approved "The Punjab Drug Amendment Bill 2020".

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the mafia involved in manufacturing and selling substandard and counterfeit cosmetics was remained unaccountable in the past as no action was taken by the concerned institutions in this regard. Manufacturers and sellers of substandard cosmetics are playing with the health of the people besides looting them.

He further maintained that approval of this amended bill will ensure the manufacturing of international standard cosmetics free from harmful chemicals causes cancer, skin allergies and different skin diseases. This amended bill will also help in the availability of original and branded cosmetics in the market. No shop will be allowed to sell the counterfeit and substandard cosmetic product. For this purpose, it is necessary to create awareness among the masses about the safety of cosmetics, Usman Buzdar concluded.

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