Impacto, regulación y fiscalización sanitaria de los productos cosméticos en Colombia.

Abstract

Cosmetic products are part of the daily life of the Colombian community, from the first moment of the day, as well as the last activities before proceeding to rest, such as cleaning teeth and oral mucosa, which is commonly recognized, with the action of "brushing teeth", or for some people, the action of makeup or cleansing the face to remove makeup using creams that describe the function, or the use of sunscreen. Taking into account that the use and consumption of Cosmetic products have a direct impact on human health, efforts have been made to issue legal measures of a national and supranational order, whose purpose is to regulate the safety and quality conditions for the manufacture, distribution and marketing for these products, in order to protect consumers who purchase these products for their use; Consequently, the regulatory framework is intended to safeguard the life and health of consumers, above the economic benefit of any marketer or manufacturer, in the exercise of economic freedom. However, the same community or population is not aware of which are the National Entities that monitor and control the products that we have mentioned, namely, cosmetic products and legal or legal tools that can prevent a risk, danger or impact. to public health. In the same sense, the owner of a cosmetic product, who has the burden of the duty of safety and responsibility for the damages that his product may cause him and to the extent that the exercise of economic freedom may be limited by a current regulatory framework, for which, both the requirements and procedures that must be met, the administrative tools that the competent authority has and if they are efficient to protect the public health of the community are studied.