This article mainly analyzes the shelf life marked on the cosmetic label.
The shelf life shall be marked on the visible surface of the product's sales package with corresponding guide words.
Specific forms and examples for labeling compliance are as follows:
1. Production date and shelf life. The production date shall be marked with Chinese characters or Arabic numerals in the order of a four-digit year, two-digit month, and two-digit date; XX month(s) or X year(s) is recommended to use since the labeling form of shelf date is not specifically stipulated.
E.g.
生产日期：20220601 保质期：3年(or 36个月)
2. Production batch (No.) and expiration date. The labeling form of the expiration date which is not specifically stipulated can be marked with Chinese characters and Arabic numerals.
E.g.
生产批号：EL001 限期使用日期：20240101
3. Production batch No. and shelf life after opening.
For products with packaging boxes, only the packaging container that directly contacts the contents, in addition to the above two forms, can use this form to mark shelf life too.
The labeling form of the shelf life after opening is not specifically stipulated. EnterCo recommends using Arabic numerals.
E.g.
生产批号：EL001 开封后使用期限：20240601
Multiple sales package
When the sales package contains multiple products with their own individual packages, each individual package shall be marked with the expiration date, and the expiration date on the visible surface of the sales package shall be marked in accordance with the expiration date of individual products that expire earliest. The expiration date of each type of individual product also can be marked separately on the visible surface of the sales package.
E.g.
The expiration date of Product A: 20240601
The expiration date of Product B: 20241201
The expiration date of the sales package shall be: 20240601 or A: 20240601; B: 20241201
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