The China unit of Chanel has been fined $30,420 by the market watchdog of Jing’an District for false advertisement.
 
According to an administrative penalty notice, the company claimed in advertisements on its website that its Sublimage La Creme Texture Supreme could lighten freckles and its Le Blanc Masque Healthy Light Creator Mask could inhibit melanin formation.
 
This is a violation because both products are imported as non-special-use cosmetics and their formulae do not indicate they contain ingredients with such functions, the administration said. The company also could not provide a relevant laboratory report to prove such functions.
 
Chanel violated China’s advertisement law and its actions misled consumers, resulting in two complaints from consumers, the administration revealed.