Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 93690

Cosmetics: Regulation

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to set out (a) where responsibility sits for action to prevent the availability of tan- enhancing products containing Melanotan II and (b) the steps that have been taken to prevent the availability

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of medicinal products and medical devices in the United Kingdom.Although tanning is not considered to be a medical purpose, injectable products containing Mel...

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