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Law requires salons to warn that it is forbidden to use formaldehyde in treatments for hair

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A law will require all of the beauty salons of Rio de Janeiro to make clear that it is forbidden the use of formalin in treatment for hair. According to Law 5409/09, endorsed by Governor Sérgio Cabral and published in the Official Gazette of the Executive Branch, the notice must be posted in place of easy visualization and report the harm to health in the use of the product.

The text must be this: "The use of formaldehyde in hair treatment is prohibited and cause harm to health. Commission for Consumer Protection of the Legislative Assembly of Rio - phone 0800 282 7060.

The poster with the warning should be in A4 format, with letters in Times New Roman font and size 56. Who does not display the poster will be fined 1 thousand in Ufirs-RJ (something like U.S. $ 1,937.20). The new cost recurrence fine, which will double the amount levied on the first offense.

"According to the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), the use of formalin for cosmetic purposes is permitted only in the role of preservative in 0.2%, and the nail hardener, 5%. It is clear that to flatten the hank, the use is not allowed, "explains Mrs Cidinho Campos (PDT), who also chairs the Commission for Consumer Protection of ALERJ.


Source: G1

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