Supervision tightened on cosmetic medicine

Eleven central departments release guideline to protect consumers' rights

Eleven central departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation, the National Health Commission and the Ministry of Public Security recently released a guideline to strengthen supervision of the medical cosmetology industry to regulate the industry's development and protect consumers' rights.

Prominent problems such as illegal medical practices, counterfeit products, false publicity and price fraud have been exposed after the rapid development of the industry, which has seriously endangered the health and interests of consumers, said an official with the State Administration for Market Regulation.

From September 2022 to February 2023, the administration and 10 other central departments carried out a special operation targeting prominent problems in the industry, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.