Regulations on the Hygienic Supervision of Cosmetics

Regulations on the Hygienic Supervision of Cosmetics
Regulations on the Hygienic Supervision of Cosmetics

Order of the Ministry of Health No.3

November 13, 1989

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 These Regulations are formulated to strengthen hygiene supervision over cosmetics so as to ensure hygiene quality and safety use of cosmetics and to safeguard the consumers' health.

Article 2 The term "Cosmetics" referred to in these Regulations means those daily used chemical products applied on the surface of any part of the human body (such as skin, hair, nails and lips) by way of smearing, spraying or other similar methods to keep the body clean, to get rid of undesirable smell, to protect the skin, to make up the face and to increase the beauty of the appearance.

Article 11 Before putting its cosmetic products onto the market, the producer is required to conduct hygiene quality examination in accordance with the Hygiene Standard for Cosmetics formulated by the State and mark the qualified products. The products that are not examined or are not up to the required hygiene standard are not allowed to be shipped out of the factory.

Article 12 On the label of a cosmetic product, the name of the product, the name of the producer and the serial number of the hygiene license for the production enterprise must be clearly stated; on the smaller package or the specification sheet, the date of production and expiry must be stated. In the case of special cosmetic products, the approval document number must also be printed. In the case of cosmetics that may cause undesirable reactions, warnings and instructions on the use of the product must be stated in the specification sheet.
No indications, curative effect and medical terms are allowed to be written on the label, on the inner packing or on the specification sheet of cosmetic products.

Chapter III Hygiene Supervision over Cosmetics Sales

Article 13 No unit or person in the cosmetics business shall be allowed to sell cosmetics of the following kinds:
1. the cosmetics produced by an enterprise without a Hygiene License for the Production Enterprise of Cosmetics;
2. the cosmetics without a quality tag;
3. the cosmetics of which the label, the smaller package or the specification sheet does not conform to the rules stipulated in Article 12 of these Regulations;
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