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INTERACTIVE: Crackdown on toxic beauty ingredients

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By SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI PETALING JAYA: Three more chemicals will be added to the list of prohibited substances in beauty products starting Thursday (Nov 21).   The move by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) follows a growing number of harmful substances detected by the agency in banned cosmetic items.   “Currently, there are three substances on our radar that will be banned starting 21st November 2024,” the NPRA told The Star.   The three chemicals are octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4); perboric acid, sodium perborate and boron compounds; and 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (p-BMHCA).   The NPRA which is under the Health Ministry said the three chemicals will be banned due to their carcinogenic (capable of causing cancer), mutagenic (capable of inducing genetic mutation) and reprotoxic (capable of damaging the reproductive process) effect on users.   The ministry has revoked the registration of 266 cosmetic products from 2
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  By SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI PETALING JAYA: Three more chemicals will be added to the list of prohibited substances in beauty products starting Thursday (Nov 21). The move by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) follows a growing number of harmful substances detected by the agency in banned cosmetic items.  “Currently, there are three substances on our radar that will be banned starting 21st November 2024,” the NPRA told The Star .  The three chemicals are octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4); perboric acid, sodium perborate and boron compounds; and 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde (p-BMHCA). The NPRA which is under the Health Ministry said the three chemicals will be banned due to their carcinogenic (capable of causing cancer), mutagenic (capable of inducing genetic mutation) and reprotoxic (capable of damaging the reproductive process) effect on users. The ministry has revoked the registration of 266
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