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               Objective:  To study the problems of cosmetic manufacturing facilities (CMF) in 7 provinces of Health Region 12 and to improve CMFs in Songkhla to be in accordance with the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health regarding rules, procedures and conditions for the production or import of cosmetics, B.E. 2561. Then to develop the CMFs with a high potential to meet the ASEAN COSMETIC GMP. Methods: The study was divided into 3 sub-studies. Study 1 investigated the problems of 560 CMFs in 7 provinces of Health Region 12 as appeared in the e-submission system of the Food and Drug Administration. The study collected data using the CMF assessment form. Study 2 involved the development of 62 target CMFs from the study 1 by using the Deming Cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act: PDCA) for 2 rounds and evaluated using the CMF assessment form according to the notification. Study 3 Selected a CMF that was ready and had high potential, developed it further to be certified according to the ASEAN COSMETIC GMP by using the Mentor process.

            Result: In study 1, the visits to the places registered as CMFs in the database revealed only 20.40 percent of them were CMFs. Most places not considered CMFs were buildings for other purposes with entrepreneurs hiring other CMFs to produce cosmetics for them. Some were abandoned houses, deserted houses with no residents, locked houses or buildings for other businesses. Study 2 found that all CMFs participating in the improvement program of the study had a significantly higher score on the quality of CMFs after the second round of improvement according to the Deming cycle, compared to that after the first round (p<0.001). The proportion of CMFs passing standard increased 32.26 to 68.43 percent. When considering the evaluation scores of CMFs in each domain, it was found that the scores in the second round were higher than those in the first round in every domain. The domain with the most increased score was complaints handling, followed by quality control and general information. The last study found that the selected CMF can proceed according to the ASEAN COSMETIC GMP without any defects. Conclusion: The results of the study show the problems of CMFs in the Health Region 12 area and using the data to develop the CMFs according to the Deming cycle has led to an increased proportion of CMFs meeting the requirements of the notification. The CMF that is certified by ASEAN COSMETIC GMP can export cosmetics to overseas and ASEAN markets, which stimulates the economy. It can be a role model for CMFs in the province and at the national level. However, there were still some CMFs that did not meet certain criteria. They need continuous improvement and monitoring of CMF quality along with an increase in legal enforcement when cosmetic manufacturers do not cooperate in the improvement of CMFs in accordance with the notification and motivate CMFs that meet certain criteria by announcement of honor and give honorary badge