Daiso says all 8 sunscreen products meet Ministry of Food and Drug Safety standards

Daiso said Monday that all eight of its sunscreen products meet the standards set by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, pushing back against claims posted in July on the YouTube channel "Pibu-neun Mindongseong," a skin care review channel, that the products failed to meet regulatory requirements.

The eight products verified through clinical trials at accredited institutions are Gwailnara (manufactured by Welcos), Kim Jeong-moon Aloe (manufactured by Hankook Cosmetics Manufacturing), The Lab by Blanc Doux (manufactured by Ribom Cosmetics), Dewytree (manufactured by Nowcos), Boncept (manufactured by Cosmax), Beprove (manufactured by Cosmocos), Scinic (manufactured by Cosmax) and VT (manufactured by Codi).

The eight companies conducted clinical trials at four accredited institutions — the Korean Dermatological Research Institute, the Korea Institute of Dermatological Sciences, P&K Skin Research Center and HLK Clinical Center — in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 4 of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's notice on the review of functional cosmetics. Each trial was conducted with at least 10 eligible subjects, as required under the ministry's guidelines.

At the ministry's request for documentation, all eight companies submitted copies of their product specification sheets, test reports issued by certified cosmetics testing and inspection agencies, and human application trial data to the ministry's regional offices. All eight products met the ministry's standards for sun protection performance. The submission was made as part of the ministry's verification procedure under Article 18 of the Cosmetics Act, which governs reporting and inspections.

Daiso said it had also conducted in vitro (non-clinical) and pre-clinical tests before the clinical trials, and that all eight products met the required standards at those stages as well.

"Based on the results of these clinical trials, we plan to demand that the YouTube channel remove and correct the false information video and issue an official apology," the company said. "If our demands are not accepted or similar claims continue, we will take legal action."