Kota Kinabalu: A 26-year-old woman was ordered to pay a total of RM5,000 for having unregistered products and cosmetics without notifications valued RM2,989.
Norfarazila Jafran pleaded guilty before Sessions Court Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan, to four charges against her on Monday.
On the first count, Norfarazila was fined RM1,000 or spend a month in prison for having five unregistered products at 11.30am on Apr 3, 2024 at the Maya Beauty D’Vendor Sub-tenant Space in G-Mart Kinarut, Papar.
The offence under Regulation 7 (1)(a) of the Control of Drugs and Cosmetic Regulations 1984 carries a jail term of up to three years, or a fine of up to RM50,000 or both, on conviction.
On the second count, she was fined another RM1,500 or a month’s jail for having 24 cosmetics without notifications at the same place and time.
On the third count, Norfarazila was ordered to pay a fine of RM1,000 in default a month’s jail for having another six unregistered products at 11.30am on March 3, 2024 at the same place.
On the fourth count, she was fined another RM1,500 or spend a month in prison for having 18 cosmetics without notifications at the same place and time as the third count.
Meanwhile, in related case, a woman was fined a total of RM2,000 to selling unregistered products and cosmetics without notifications to two women, respectively.
On the first count, Asheera Amin, was fined RM1,000 or a month’s jail for selling two products which were not registered with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to a woman known as Patricia at 11.28am on Apr 3, 2024 at the same place as Norfarazila.
On the second count, she was ordered to pay another RM1,000 fine or spend a month in prison for selling another three unregistered products to another woman known as Nurhuda on Marg 3, 2024 at the same place.
During mitigation, both Norfarazila and Asheera asked for leniency.
However, the prosecution urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence.
Before handing down the sentence, the court advised the duo to operate their businesses in compliance with the law, as failure to obey the rules could pose risks to users.
The court hoped that their offences would serve as a lesson to them.
