Adverse reactions to cosmetic products and the Notification System in Health Surveillance: a survey.

Introduction: This paper is part of a study that investigates the quality of cosmetic products and evaluates the cosmetic surveillance system.

Objective: This study presents the results of a research that aimed to describe the point of view of the population in terms of the prevalence of Adverse Reactions (AR) and information about the surveillance system.

Methods: A structured questionnaire was applied to a random sample of 200 people from the administrative staff of the Municipal Guard of Rio de Janeiro.