"Food -grade" cosmetics, how can pseudo -concepts safe

Recently, Qian Qian, a first -year elementary school student in Beijing Xicheng, applied a lipstick that claimed to be "pure plant formula" and "safe edible". Examination is caused by lipstick allergy. "Because the child wants to participate in the performance, I think the" edible "cosmetics is safer to the child, and it took more than 100 yuan to buy this lipstick." Qian Qian's mother regretted saying to the Chinese women's reporters.

"Edible" jelly red, "food -grade" children's sunscreen, "pure natural" food component mask ... In recent years, some so -called "food -grade" cosmetics have appeared in the market. Merchants claim that such cosmetics raw materials are "none Add "pure natural" and "pure plants" and safety, no side effects, etc., which not only has cosmetics functions, but also can be eaten directly. Therefore, it is favored by many women who pay attention to healthy women, especially parents. So, is "food -grade" cosmetics safer? Can "pure natural" cosmetics really "eat"?

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Cosmetics label "Edible" label is a marketing gimmick, the main component of "food -grade" cosmetics is still chemical raw materials

The reporter searched for keywords such as "edible" and "food composition" of cosmetics on the e -commerce platform. Dozens of pages of results appeared instantly. Among them, lipstick, skin care products, masks and sunscreens were mostly. Both indicate that the product ingredients are natural, safe and edible.

After comparing the product profile and the actual ingredients of the product, the reporter found that some lipsticks that can be used by children and pregnant women for children and pregnant women are not natural. A lipstick that can be used by pregnant women is introduced to the use of 4 plant essential oils, but the reporter found on the actual ingredients table of the lipstick that among the more than 30 raw materials, the above 4 essential oils are ranked in the ingredient table. The countdown, most of the rest are common chemical materials for lipstick. According to my country's requirements for product labels, the ranking order in the ingredient table is arranged from more to less according to the proportion of the substance in the product.

There are also some imported products such as children's sunscreens that claim to add "food ingredients". Except for large characters with "80%food composition" on the outer packaging, there is no Chinese character on the entire packaging. The main components of the sunscreen displayed by some purchasing purchases are: apple, aloe vera and raspberry extracts. A dermatologist told reporters that the above -mentioned fruits and plants have no sunscreen, whether they are themselves or extracts. The reporter also found that in the sunscreen ingredient table, not only the ranking of various plant extracts is backward, but its main sunscreen ingredient "methamphetamine cinnamic acid ethyl ester" is considered to be not suitable for children's cosmetics. middle.

At present, some companies use some raw materials that can be used to produce "food" when producing cosmetics. Therefore, they take the opportunity to say that such cosmetics are "food -grade" cosmetics to indicate that the cosmetics they sell are safer, especially suggesting parents. It is safer to use such cosmetics to children, even if you eat it. So, is these so -called "eating" cosmetics really safer?

Song Hualin, director of the Medical and Health Law Research Center of Nankai University, wrote in 2021 that describing cosmetics into food, which is a behavior of fishmarks. Cosmetics should not be promoted. The so -called "food -grade" cosmetics are just gimmicks for marketing. After the "edible" label is labeled with ordinary cosmetics, most of them are to raise prices and increase sales.

"The food sutra enters and is digested and absorbed by the digestive system. It is completely different from the use of methods and mechanisms in use. Therefore, the statement of" food -grade 'cosmetics is not established. " In an interview with a reporter, absolute words such as "'Pure Plants' 'Pure Natural' belong to the banned words of advertising laws. Cosmetics promotion cannot contain similar vocabulary. Words such as safer than food are prohibited. "

Professor Liu Junhai, a professor at the Law School of Renmin University of China, also told reporters that some illegal merchants speculate and use consumers to pursue the urgent psychology of high -quality cosmetics, play with text skills, use "food -grade" cosmetics to cause consumers to associate The concepts such as "pure natural" and "pure plants" are empty in drilling policy supervision. At present, there is no "food -grade" cosmetics in my country's standardized commodity list. Therefore, the so -called "food ingredients", "food grade" and "edible" of cosmetics are just marketing gimmicks for merchants.

Tian Yan, deputy chief physician of the dermatology department of the Air Force Featured Medical Center, said that food is not necessarily higher and safer than cosmetics. In fact, the raw materials used for cosmetics are sometimes higher than food, because excessive impurities can cause the cosmetics formula system to collapse. For example, it is also rich in vitamin C. Lemon juice is directly applied to the face not only cannot whiten, but also can cause itching and redness. Therefore, the formal cosmetics are derivatives of vitamin C stable form. Essence At the same time, the standards of vitamin C in food additives and the standards of cosmetics technology specifications, the latter clarifies heavy metal lead and arsenic as disabled components, and is not allowed to be added to cosmetics.

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Cosmetics claim that "food grade" is false propaganda, and there is a health risk of eating cosmetics.

The reporter learned that on July 7, the Chinese Consumer Association and the Cosmetics Development Working Committee of the China Health Care Association issued a summer consumption tip of "Guarantee Children's Makeup Safety" in the summer consumption tips that there is no "food -grade" cosmetics. risk. To this end, Article 13 of the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Children's Cosmetics" clearly stipulates that "children's cosmetics labels must not be marked with words or food -related patterns such as" food -grade '' "edible". In May this year, the State Drug Administration also issued a post on its official website to remind consumers to pay attention:

1. There is no "food grade" cosmetics

Cosmetics and food are two different types of products. According to different regulations, different product standards, raw materials requirements, production conditions, etc. are applied to so -called "food -grade" cosmetics at all. According to the "Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulations", cosmetics labels are prohibited from marking "false or misunderstandings". The label of cosmetics claims "food grade" and "edible", etc., which violates the regulations of cosmetics label management and shall be prohibited.

2. The safety of cosmetics has nothing to do with "edible"

Evaluating whether a cosmetics is safe and requires the safety of its raw materials. At the same time, it also needs to evaluate its product formula, production process, usage method, storage conditions, etc. The safety of cosmetics has nothing to do with whether it is "edible". Some merchants use some raw materials that can be used to produce "food" to produce cosmetics, and it does not mean that cosmetics produced are safe. For the "food" raw materials that are not included in the "Food Catalog of Cosmetics", if you want to add to cosmetics as raw materials, you need to evaluate the skin irritation, skin sensitivity, optical toxicity, light sensitivity, etc. After a comprehensive assessment, it is considered safe and after the new raw materials for cosmetics of the State Drug Administration, it can be used as cosmetics raw materials. In addition, according to the "Technical Specifications for Cosmetics Safety", some edible or widespread substances in foods are included in cosmetics disabled raw materials, and they are prohibited from adding to cosmetics, such as konjac, vitamin K1, etc.

3. There is a safety risk of eating cosmetics by mistake

According to the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics, cosmetics are used as "rubbing, spraying or other similar methods", and applied daily chemical industrial products for human surfaces such as skin, hair, nails, lips, etc. Therefore, cosmetics are not products designed for food. In the daily use of cosmetics, occasionally consumes cosmetics from the lips, such as lipstick and lipstick is licking the entrance, and do not have to worry too much, because this intake is still within the scope of safety. However, if children take cosmetics as food and actively consume a large amount of intake, they may lead to health risks. If discomfort, they should seek medical treatment in time.

If someone misuses cosmetics labeled "food -grade", what responsibilities should merchants take? Wang Qingbin said that the relevant laws and regulations of my country have been quite clear. If the false advertisements of goods or services related to the health of consumers have damaged consumers, their advertising operators, advertising publishers, and advertising spokespersons shall bear joint responsibility with advertisers. According to relevant regulations, businesses shall bear the responsibility of civil compensation and administrative penalties, and the circumstances seriously constitute a crime, shall bear criminal responsibility.

"Actually, 'Food -grade' cosmetics is a pseudo -concept, which is a false or misunderstanding of publicity. It is a typical false advertisement as a advertisement for commodities, which is obviously illegal." Wang Qingbin suggested that in the long run, there is a long time. "Food -grade" and "edible" into cosmetics advertisements are needed. Liu Junhai also urged that relevant departments should strengthen supervision and management, strictly fight false propaganda, and incorrect goods, improve the regulatory system, increase supervision, resolutely implement the cosmetics management system, and fade away the pseudo -packaging of "food -grade" cosmetics.

In the opinion of Sun Ying, deputy secretary -general of the Consumer Rights Protection of the Chinese Law Society and Professor of China University of Political Science and Law, many people believe that the false advertisements of cosmetics are mainly because they usually pursue "pure natural" and "no addition". Speaking, I have too much expectations for the green safety of cosmetics, and cannot be distinguished and judged scientifically and rationally, so that illegal operators have been empty. Sun Ying suggested: "Female friends should continue to learn while seeking health and safety consumption quality, enrich and accumulate various laws and regulations, pay attention to improving their own scientific understanding, analytical ability, and thinking ability, and prevent false advertising from being false. Flint. "(Reporter Xiang Danping)

Source: Chinese Women's Daily

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