About Us Investors Careers Brands Sustainability Innovation Beauty / Art News Release Contact Us Japan China Home Sustainability Consumer Issues Promotion of Safe and Reliable Manufacturing Sustainability Promotion of Safe and Reliable Manufacturing The Establishment of the Original Product Safety Guarantee Standard Product research and manufacturing at Shiseido are designed to create products that consumers can use with confidence and peace of mind. Based on our belief that correct knowledge of the skin is critical, the cosmetics development process starts with intensive research into skin structure conducted in collaboration with Japanese and overseas dermatologists, universities, and other research institutions utilizing state-of-the-art technology from a broad range of disciplines related to cosmetics (including the life sciences, dermatology, interface science, ergonomics, and psychology). Then ingredients are thoroughly investigated for impurities and other substances that might adversely affect the skin, and only those of unquestionable safety are selected for use. Finally, we conduct patch tests and dermatologist-supervised trials to ensure that the resulting formulations will be free of problems when used in products. Sensory testing of cosmetics Safety, Backed Up by Data When treating patients with dermatitis (rash) suspected to have been caused by cosmetics, dermatologists attempt to track down the cause of the condition by conducting patch tests with the cosmetics used by the patient, as well as their ingredients. Statistical data summarizing the rate of positive results for these patch tests for individual manufacturers can be interpreted as an indicator of the effectiveness of those companies' safety assurance programs. Published reports show that the rate of positive results for Shiseido cosmetics is the lowest of all domestic and overseas cosmetics manufacturers*, and that a high level of safety has been maintained. * Fujimoto et al.,Patch test results in 492 patients of suspected cosmetic dermatitis (1996-2000), Environ. Dermatol., 9, 53-62, 2002. Shiseido's Safety Assurance Top of Page Total Reassurance and Safety Management of Chemical Substances A Basic Approach Based on Health and Environmental Considerations Shiseido manages chemical substances used in products and containers based on the international goal of "minimizing adverse effects that the manufacturing and use of chemical substances have on human health and the environment by 2020," as adopted at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). Shiseido collects information about chemical substance safety and trends in the regulation of chemical substances in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Japan, and other regions. This data is evaluated based on the latest scientific knowledge and put to use in order to ensure safety by evaluating the effects of chemical substances used for products on people or the environment. In the event that concerns about the effects of ingredients used in products on human health or the environment were to be brought to our attention, we would make a judgment as to whether to continue their use based on the latest scientific knowledge available at that point in time. Based on this judgment, if necessary, we would halt the use of respective substances immediately and switch to an alternative substance. Complying with the European REACH Regulation Under Europe's new chemical substance regulatory framework, known as the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation, which was put into force in June 2007, all chemical substances contained in cosmetics and containers exported to Europe from Japan are subject to regulation. In particular, substances imported into Europe in quantities of one ton or greater per year must be registered in accordance with procedures set forth in the REACH Regulation. Shiseido has assessed all such substances which must be registered. The REACH Regulation also requires that manufacturers provide information to business partners and consumers concerning products and containers that contain at least 0.1% of certain substances that are feared to have an effect on the human body or the environment, known for the purposes of the regulation as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). At the present time, Shiseido has verified that none of its products or containers falls under this category. The SVHC list is updated periodically. However, in the event that a substance used for a product or container is included on the SVHC list, Shiseido's policy is to halt use of the respective substance, for example by switching to an alternative substance. Top of Page Establishment of Manufacturing Eco Standards and Sales Promotion Tools Eco Standards In fiscal 2010, Shiseido established the Manufacturing Eco Standards and Sales Promotion Tools Eco Standards to devise rules of environmental responses for products and sales promotion tools from the perspective of life cycles and commenced operations accordingly. Click here for details Top of Page System for Stable Supply of High Quality Products Shiseido observes all items (e.g. organizations and systems, buildings and facilities, manufacturing management, inspections, etc.) that are stipulated under the ISO22716, which was established as an international standard related to cosmetics manufacturing, and is delivering safe, reliable, high quality products that have been produced under comprehensive quality control. In order to ensure consumer assurance by placing the highest priority on quality and safety, we have continuously worked to maintain and manage product quality by establishing Shiseido Good Manufacturing Practice (Shiseido GMP) as self-imposed standards related to manufacturing. In order to protect safety and high quality in terms of healthcare products beginning with food, Shiseido is intensively carrying out quality control in the respective stages of raw material selection, product commercialization, production and distribution. In doing so, we are manufacturing products that consumers can use regularly and with a peace of mind. In selecting raw materials, Shiseido is gathering information from around the world and using only raw materials that are confirmed as reliable by looking at local data, including that regarding soil and pesticide residues. In product commercialization, production and distribution, the Company also has a system in place to realize a stable supply of high quality products by employing respective standards, including HACCP*1, ISO22000 and GMP as well as self-imposed regulations. *1 HACCP :HACCP is a method of food sanitation control developed to ensure the safety of space food in the United States. For Your Safety Top of Page Response to Product Accidents In order to promote research, development, manufacture and sales of safe products that will achieve consumer satisfaction, Shiseido clarifies where the authority and responsibility lie in terms of quality assurance, including product planning, manufacturing, sales and imports, and product accident prevention. At the same time, obligations to report accidents are in statutory form, thereby strengthening and comprehensively promoting quality assurance and product accident prevention activities at Shiseido and the Group companies. In the unlikely event of a quality accident and/or product liability accident involving the Company's products, the department that has received the information is expected to immediately report the case to the Quality Management Department, related business divisions and Compliance Department. The Compliance Department will decide on the accident response methods in accordance with its level of severity. The Quality Management Department will investigate the cause and the business divisions will promote various initiatives, including responses to the market. Response to Product Accidents Top of Page Appropriate Provision of Product Information Our Way is a summary of actions that each and every person at the Shiseido Group should take. In Our Way, Shiseido stipulated that "we do our work with a greater sense of ethics in regard to our product information and labeling or advertising and labeling as well as observing respective countries' and regions' laws and regulations, including corporate regulations." Compliance Status of Laws and Regulations Related to Advertising and Labeling Details that should be indicated on cosmetics are stipulated under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (statutory labeling). At the same time, aspects of advertising are restricted under the Standards for Fair Advertising Practices of Drugs, Quasi-drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices (Notification from the Director-General of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Health and Welfare, October 9, 1980). Based on these standards, the Japan Cosmetic Industry Association (JCIA) industry organization has established Appropriate Advertising Guidelines including Cosmetics as self-imposed industry standards that clarify relevant examples and explanations. As for statutory labeling, Shiseido operates by defining "labeling regulations." With regard to advertising, the Company observes laws and regulations by following the Appropriate Advertising Guidelines including Cosmetics. Also, JCIA established the Advertising and General Publicity Committee within the organization and the Cosmetics Advertising Deliberation Council as an institution pertaining to the committee. This council independently carries out deliberations to enhance the reliability of and optimize cosmetics advertising expressions. These deliberations, conducted three times annually, are based on the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, the Standards for Fair Advertising Practices of Drugs, Quasi-drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices, Appropriate Advertising Guidelines including Cosmetics and other relevant laws and regulations and addresses television, newspaper and magazine advertising. Implementation of Study Sessions Related to Advertising and Labeling Shiseido holds the "Statutory Labeling Seminar" and "Advertising Appeal Seminar" twice a year in order to enhance the employees' knowledge about compliance with the laws on pharmaceuticals and medical devices concerning advertising and labeling. Top of Page Promotion of Safe and Reliable Manufacturing Activities to Enhance Consumer Satisfaction Initiatives in Response to Animal Testing and Alternative Methods Return to Consumer Issues Top Commitment What is Shiseido Sustainability? 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