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Figure 6-5

Statistical analysis of joint audits of cosmetics and the type of violations listed of 2014

2015 Annual Report

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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.