LEGAL PROBLEM ARISING FROM ORGANIC COSMETIC

Abstract

The rising of organic cosmetics products results in many cosmetic companies claiming that their products are “organic”. This is because the Cosmetic Act B.E. 2535 that regulates cosmetics products in Thailand does not control the use of “organic” in the label of cosmetics. As a result, many cosmetics companies do not have a clear idea of what organic cosmetics are. Subsequently, they would claim that their products are organic; even there are only 10 percent of organic ingredients in those products.   And if they can use organic label freely, it can lead to false claim or misleading to the consumers. Unlike the products which are of agriculture products which are strictly controlled and monitored in regard of the use of the term” organic”. This is because there is no control measure in the use of the term “organic” for cosmetics in Thailand.

This thesis will study on the problem arising from the lack of control on the use of the term “organic” in cosmetics. Also, it will propose the measure regarding control of the use of the term “organic” in cosmetics.