A China Food and Drug Network article of 31 December 2019 reports the National Medical Products Administration notice of 26 December 2019 on 27 non-compliant cosmetic batches. Two batches were children’s skin powders in which lead exceeded the limit of 10 mg/kg on both initial test and re-test. The article describes the exceedance as nearly double the limit.
Key numbers
| Product type | Re-test lead | Limit applied | Testing sequence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children’s talc powder, one batch | 19.3 mg/kg | ≤10 mg/kg | initial test Shanxi provincial institute; re-test Shandong provincial institute |
| Infant skin powder made from pine pollen, one batch | 19.45 mg/kg | ≤10 mg/kg | initial test Hebei provincial institute; re-test Liaoning provincial institute |
The article also quotes a Tianjin administrative penalty decision of 9 December 2019. It found that the talc-powder manufacturer produced three batches with lead above the national standard (15,000, 13,050, and 12,000 boxes), all using the same main raw material, talc. The batch in the national notice is one of those three.
The pine-pollen powder was marketed online as containing a single natural ingredient and no talc. A plant pollen is neither talc nor starch, so this result is not mapped to any baby powder row. The unmapped status is logged for review; the value stays in the number ledger (BLOP-1266).
The 10 mg/kg limit matches the lead limit in the 2015 Chinese cosmetics standard recorded in the register of record (see 化妆品安全技术规范 (2015年版)).
Methods (brief)
The article does not state the analytical method or detection limits. Results are initial and re-test determinations by provincial testing institutes under the national post-market programme.
Evidence fitness
The report supports two regulatory re-test results for lead in children’s powders, one talc and one plant-based, and the limit the regulator applied. It is enforcement evidence, not a survey.
Limitations
Secondary reporting; the NMPA notice was not obtained. No method, no basis, one batch per product. No author email is printed.
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