Shampoos, conditioners, hair treatments and a total of 1,224 hair care products were sold in a store in Riobamba without a mandatory health notification (NSO), the National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Supervision (Arcsa) reported this Monday, March 15. .

According to the entity, the inspection was carried out after a “citizen’s alarm at a cosmetics store” in Riobamba. Shampoos, conditioners, hair treatments, oils, tonics, masks and other hair care products were put on the market without the necessary permits, according to the press release.

And this implies, according to Arcsa, “having an NSO and a work permit; that have met all the conditions for placing on the market: laboratory analyses, expiration date, composition formula, label approved by Arcsa, batch code and other parameters that guarantee their quality and safety for human use, and the temporary closure of the establishment is approached.”

According to Procosmticos, the payment of the fee to obtain an NSO is $904 per product; If it is two different products, the fee is paid for each. If it is a line of five products entering for the first time, the importer must pay $4,520. Furthermore, in the case of hair dyes, Arcsa charges a fee for the product itself and separately for each color tone.

Arcsa pointed out that Article 140 of the Law on Organic Health (LOS) establishes that “the importation, marketing and sale of processed products for human use and consumption that do not comply with the prior acquisition of notification or health registration is prohibited. as appropriate, except for the exceptions provided herein by law.”

Non-compliance will be punished in accordance with Article 208 of the same law with a fine of ten basic wages of workers in general, confiscation and temporary or permanent closure of the corresponding facility.

In accordance with these parameters, Arcsa indicated that the closure of the Riobamba plant will be maintained until full compliance with the technical health regulations and LOS is confirmed, guaranteeing the marketing of products for human use and consumption duly regulated in the country.