KPDNHEP studying recommendation on regulating beauty treatment centres - Nanta

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) is studying the recommendation on the need to regulate beauty treatment service centres in the country, says its Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

He said his ministry always conducted engagement sessions with beauty industry players and the Ministry of Health (MOH) to find the best method to regulate the beauty industry in the country, where the market value is expected to be exceed USD999 million by 2026.

He said KPDNHEP also examined various aspects of the industry including consumer demand, value chain, use of technology in trending beauty treatments, and consumer safety.

"It is the ministry's plan to regulate the beauty sector in Malaysia to ensure that the industry runs in an orderly and systematic manner for the sake of consumer safety," he said in a statement today.

On Dec 9, Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau proposed to the government to establish a supervisory body to monitor the beauty industry in this country to prevent aesthetic injuries.

Nanta said KPDNHEP recently held an engagement session with the Kingdom's Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT), a beauty training centre recognised by Ofqual, a United Kingdom (UK) government agency that reports directly to the UK Parliament for qualifications and legislation involving vocational training including beauty treatment training.

He said among the other aspects discussed was the registration of beauty centre operators and employees to ensure that they received training in beauty skills from a recognised body and to ensure that the machines and equipment used are registered.

Also discussed were the conducting of skill courses, modules and certification from recognised bodies, protecting users through insurance coverage and that the products used for treatment were certified safe by the Ministry of Health.

According to Nanta, the discussion was to see how it can be applied in Malaysia, in addition to fine-tuning the legislative and administrative regulatory requirements to ensure the beauty industry in Malaysia can provide confidence to consumers through safe treatment.

-- BERNAMA