Hundreds of banned beauty products, toxic toys seized in Capital

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality seized unlicensed medical equipment, hundreds of banned beauty products and toxic toys following inspections of salons and beauty exhibitions during Ramadan and Eid. The inspections were held under the campaign ‘Your Beauty and Health Make Joyful Eid’ that covered 144 beauty centres and salons.

The inspections came in the wake of the huge turnout and rising number of visitors to beauty centres during this period, particularly ladies and children, who were keen to get decorative Henna designs on their palms and other beauty preparations on the eve of Eid. The inspections were also aimed at keeping a check on the new trends in the use of Henna, as in some cases, the properties and chemical composition of Henna were manipulated in keeping with the trend to use the harmful black Henna.

According to Khalifa Mohammed Al Rumaithi, director of public health at the municipality, the campaign led to the confiscation of three medical equipment used in providing unlicensed treatment and 444 expired hair-dying products. The inspection teams also seized products that have been prohibited and banned by the Ministry of Health. These included toys containing toxic substances, products reportedly having side effects, unlicensed cosmetics and other hazardous substances.

“The municipality is keen on intensifying such campaigns to safeguard the health of individuals and to minimise the potential rise in the number of offences reported against the personnel running such facilities during this period,” said Al Rumaithi.

“The objective of the campaign was to verify the implementation of all health stipulations and general cleanliness, besides following up on warnings to ensure that beauty centres and salons, which had been served with previous warnings, have made corrective actions as appropriate,” he added.

“In keeping with the commitment of the municipality to maintain the safety and health of the community, these activities and campaigns are intended to verify compliance … (and) follow-up on warnings and notices served to these centres to take corrective measures,” Al Rumaithi said.

He said the number of seized items have decreased recently owing to the rising awareness of employees of these beauty centres.

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