Figure 6-5
Statistical analysis of joint audits of cosmetics and the type of violations listed of 2014
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Risk Assessment
Management and
Research Outcomes
Cosmetics
Management
Appendix
National
Laboratory and
Testing Network
Risk Communication
and Consumer
Protection
International
Cooperation and
Cross-Strait Exchange
Food
Management
Medicinal
Products
Management
Policy and
Organization
Controlled
Drugs
Management
Medical
Devices
Management
Cosmetics
Number of inspected
counties /cities
Number of stores/
street vendors
audited
Product labeling
Audited
Items
Violative
Items
Violation rate (%)
Nail polish
9
87
277
19
6.9
Cosmetics
containing essential
oil
9
87
183
9
4.9
Lipsticks
9
87
237
15
6.3
Total
9
87
a
697
43
6.2
2. Joint Audits of Marketed Cosmetics
In 2014, a total of three joint audits were carried out for a total of 697 cosmetic products, of which
43 were found to be in violation of specified regulations (violation rate of 6.2%). Suspected violating
products were handled according to law by the competent health agencies (Table 6-4). The
leading type of violation was failure to list all ingredients; this accounted for 38% of all violations.
The remaining 62% of the violations were, in descending order: failure to label purpose of use,
failure to provide name of the manufacturer, and failure to provide address of the manufacturer.
Failure to list every ingredient 38%
Failure to display purpose or method of use17%
Failure to display company name or address 10%
Failure to display batch number, manufacturing date,
or effective date 9%
Failure to provide Chinese label 7%
Failure to display manufacturer name or address 5%
Failure to display product warning 3%
Displayed manufacturer name and address are
inconsistent 2%
Failure to display net weight or volume of contents 2%
Manufacturing date has expired 2%
Label exaggerates 5%
Failure to
list every
ingredient 38%
The other types of
violations 62%
Table 6-4
Statistical analysis of joint audits of cosmetics in 2014
Note: a : For each audited store/street vendor, checks for all three categories were performed.