On May 9, 2013, the department of health food and drug administration (fda) by the executive yuan in Taiwan issue related news on its website, the full text is as follows:

According to media reports, the Chinese mainland to sample the French imports of entry inspection and quarantine "perfect almond firming arenaceous cream" detection of lead content exceeds bid, unqualified commodity has been fully destroyed. By the department of health food and drug administration (fda) and Taiwan perfect company query, the product name in Taiwan for the "perfect almond chamfer body cream", was the last batch of products which are imported to Taiwan in July last year and has been sold out. To people who still have doubts about the product quality, to perfect company in Taiwan.

By consulting the clinician, said lead is not easy to precipitate in the skin, usually appear after the oral toxicity of lead to clinical encephalopathy, the brain is greater influence on the development of children, external scrub is applicable to the human body, and wash immediately after use, the risk is relatively low, people can be at ease.

Lead in Taiwan belongs to the cosmetic disable components, offenders, in accordance with the cosmetics health management regulations, can place shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 1 years, criminal detention or a fine of not more than nt $150000.

The European Union, asean and China are banned lead added in cosmetics, but considering the potential natural mineral composition in the lead, the European Union in the process of cosmetics manufacturing due to factors such as technology or the use of raw materials cannot be ruled out natural residual residues, while asean, South Korea and Taiwan shall not exceed 20 further standardized.