Toothpaste is a necessity for our oral cleaning and care, previously, some businesses took advantage of consumers' love for beauty and the pursuit of health, launched a variety of products such as "whitening enzyme toothpaste", "anti-Helicobacter pylori toothpaste", to a certain extent, misleading consumers, but also for consumers' health safety hazards. On December 1 this year, the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Toothpaste" was officially implemented, marking a new stage of toothpaste supervision. What should consumers pay attention to when buying toothpaste products?
The reporter visited some supermarkets in Nanjing and found that there are a wide variety of toothpaste products, and some toothpaste has been marked with the name and address of the filing person in accordance with the requirements of the new regulations. According to the requirements of the new regulations, toothpaste is subject to record management and is responsible for the safety of the raw materials used.
Zhang Yuping, senior engineer of Jiangsu Provincial Green Degradable Material Quality Inspection Center of Nanjing Quality Inspection Institute, introduced: "The filing person should upload all the filing materials, including all his raw material information and all product inspection reports, as well as the sample of the label. ”
According to the new regulations, the efficacy claims of toothpaste should also be based on sufficient science. The reporter noticed that the outer packaging of toothpaste on the supermarket shelves would be written with words such as "special effect and sensitive" and "anti-cavity repair", and no toothpaste was found to have explicit or implied medical effects. Zhang Yuping said: "The effects that we are now allowed to claim are anti-caries, anti-plaque, anti-tooth allergy and alleviating some gum problems. You have to provide proof that it works. If the consumer sees some other medical effect, claims such as 'growth promoter' that can fight Helicobacter pylori are not allowed. ”
In addition, the new regulations stipulate the content that should be marked on the toothpaste label and the content that is prohibited from labeling, such as the name and address of the filing person must be marked, the full composition must be marked, etc., and it is prohibited to label the content that explicitly or implicitly has a medical effect. When consumers purchase toothpaste products, they can check the relevant label information, and if necessary, they can also log in to the regulatory authorities** for inquiries. In addition, the new regulations also have clear provisions for children's toothpaste, which consumers can also pay attention to when purchasing. Zhang Yuping told everyone: "The permissible effects of children's toothpaste are only two functions of cleaning and anti-caries, and other effects are not allowed to be claimed. ”
Jiangsu Radio and Television Rong ** News Center Dong Wen Editor Xu Weiqi).