New law on the cards to regulate cosmetic production
Law minister says harmful ingredients found in cosmetics
LAHORE:
Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja has highlighted that traces of harmful ingredients have been found in some cosmetics and the government has decided to introduce new legislation to regulate cosmetic production.
Presiding over a consultative meeting on Punjab Cosmetics Control Bill 2021, at Civil Secretariat on Thursday, the minister pointed out that at present there was no law exist in the province to take action against those involved in the counterfeit cosmetics business.
“On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar,” the minister said, “the process of manufacturing and sale of cosmetics was being brought under the purview of law for which a bill is being tabled in the Punjab Assembly.
Govt Renames EV Board to Pakistan Technology Development Board
The federal government has decided to rename the Electric Vehicle Development Board the ‘Pakistan Technology Development Board’, in consideration of the Engineering Development Board’s (EDB) limited capacity to deal with new technologies.
Sources told Propakistani that the decision was made during the last meeting on the formation of the Electric Vehicle Development Board held at the Ministry of Science and Technology under the chairmanship of the Federal Minister for Science and Technology (MoST), Chaudhry Fawad Hussain.
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Cracked down against Sub-Standards / Illegal Manufacturing
Karachi, February 10, 2021 (PPI-OT): As per directives of Director General, PSQCA Mr. Abdul Aleem Memon, PSQCA team cracked down against Illegal / Sub-Standards Products of Bottled Drinking Water / R.O. Plants and seized at the spot. During the crackdown launched by Conformity Assessment, PSQCA Karachi Zone against illegal production of Bottled Drinking water in the different areas of Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi.
The BDW plant of Hydro Pure Water, DTS Water, “Water Heart” brand, R.O Plant.Pk Model water, R.O Plant. Pk DK Pure Drinking Water, KKK, RO Water, R.O Plant.Pk, Haram Pure Drinking Water, R.O Plant.Pk, H K RO Plant.Pk, Pak Al Noor Pure Drinking Water, R.O Plant.Pk, R.O Solution.Pk, Aqua Fine + Premium Drinking water “Different Brands”, Zam Zam Aqua and R.O Plant.Pk (Federal B Area) were seized on the spot. The above units were involved in illegal manufacturing, stock and sale of bottled drinking water, without