Anti-inflammatory action, anti-inflammatory relief...A number of cosmetics advertisements were caught for possible drug misconceptions
Aug 06, 2025
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According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, 83 cases of violation of Article 13 (prohibition of unfair labeling and advertising activities) of the Cosmetics Act were found and requested the Korea Communications Standards Commission to block access.
The inspection is designed to minimize consumer damage as some companies are misinterpreting cosmetics as drugs, such as advertising them as if they penetrate the skin epidermis and reach the dermis to show similar effects and effects to medical procedures.
In the case of detected advertisements, ▲Advertising that could misinterpret cosmetics as pharmaceuticals (53 cases, 64%) ▲Advertising outside the scope of cosmetics (25 cases, 30%) ▲Advertising that could misinterpret general cosmetics as functional cosmetics, or advertising that differs from the results of functional cosmetics review (reporting) (five cases, 6%) were problematic.
The inspection tracked and investigated cosmetics responsible vendors for 36 unfair advertisements by general vendors that were caught in the first round, and detected three additional unfair advertisements by responsible vendors to block a total of 83 cases. The local Food and Drug Administration will conduct on-site inspections and administrative dispositions on 35 responsible vendors caught.
Shin Junsu BioThe Director General of Biopharmaceuticals "It should be clearly recognized that cosmetics are not pharmaceutical products""We first suspect advertisements that show excessive skin improvement at the medical level and urge consumers to purchase cosmetics wisely without being deceived" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
