Cosmetics using natural materials which was purchased in retail stores, distributed in Gyeonggi province(32 samples) and online through internet(24 samples) were analyzed by pesticide residues and target preservatives for assessing the safety of it. Natural or organic certifications was identified in 22 samples among 56 samples and most of them were Ecocert. Pesticide residues was detected in 3 samples among 56 samples and each compound and concentration was permethrin(0.6 mg/kg), tricyclazole(11.7 mg/kg) and malathion(0.05 mg/kg). All of it was purchased through internet. Target preservatives was detected in 13 samples among 56 samples and one of them was over the maximum allowed concentration and the rest of them were within the maximum allowed concentration of the respective preservatives. The compound which was over the maximum allowed concentration was benzoic acid and compounds which were within the maximum allowed concentration were sorbic acid, benzoic acid and methylparaben. They were all identified substances in products and the number of detected preservatives in retail stores were higher than online samples purchased through internet. As a result of this study, The method of analyzing pesticide residues and limit in cosmetics using natural materials should be set up as soon as possible and the monitoring about preservatives in cosmetics using natural materials should be conducted on continuously.

The safety of liquid-type herbal preparations (47 samples) and beverages containing herbal medicines (18 samples), which are distributed in Gyeonggi province was studied by analyzing heavy metals,benzo(a)pyrene, preservatives and sugar content and to explain the differences between medicine and food based on the labeling standards. The herbal preparation is regarded as medicine and can be differentiated from the beverages containing herbal medicine, which is food, based on the fact that the herbal preparation should be labeled with usage,dosage, efficiency and effect. The mean concentrations of Pb, As, Cd, Hg were found to be 0.014 mg/kg, 0.113 mg/kg, 0.004 mg/kg and 0.003 mg/kg in herbal preparation and 0.009 mg/kg, 0.122 mg/kg, 0.003 mg/kg and 0.002 mg/kg in beverages containing herbal medicines, respectively. In 10 cases of herbal preparations and 6 cases of beverages containing Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Sukjihwang), benzo(a)pyrene was not found. According to preservative test on herbal medicine, dehydroacetic acid was found less than the indicated content in 6 cases out of 37 cases, which labeled with preservatives, and benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid and methylparaben were contained with 164.0~198.0 mg/kg, 149.8~272.5 mg/kg and 88.4 mg/kg, respectively, in 3 cases out of 10 cases, which was not labeled with preservatives. Among 16 cases of beverages containing herbal medicines, 3 cases of preservative-labeled beverages had the preservatives, and the rest of all, which was not labeled with preservatives, did not show that they contain any preservative, therefore, it was suitable for the labeling standards. As a result of sugar content test, preservative-labeled products were not appreciably different from the others.

본 연구는 경기도내 유통되고 있는 한약 및 한약제제에 대한 안전성을 평가하고자 한약 165종 366건에 대한 중금속 및 잔류이산화황 오염 실태와 한약제제 68건에 대한 보존제 사용 실태를 조사하였다. 한약 중 중금속 검사결과는 13종 17건(4.6%)이 기준을 초과하였고 기준 초과 검출 농도는 Pb 6.1~19.2 mg/kg, Cd 0.4~0.7 mg/kg, As 6.9 mg/ kg, Hg 0.7 mg/kg 이었으며, 국산 한약은 110건 중 2건 (1.8%), 수입산 한약은 256건 중 15건(5.9%)이 기준을 초과 하여 국산보다 수입산이 3.3배나 많았다. 잔류이산화황 검사결과는 10종 13건(3.6%)이 기준을 초과하였고 그 중 국산 한약은 4건에서 105~428 mg/kg이 검출되어 평균 338 mg/ kg이었으며, 수입산 한약은 9건에서 114~2,468 mg/kg이 검출되어 평균 804 mg/kg으로 수입산이 국산 한약 보다 2.4배 높았다. 한약제제에 대한 보존제 검사결과 보존제가 표시 된 17건(액제 14건, 환제 3건) 중 액제 3건에서 dehydroacetic acid가 표시량의 48.9~64.1% 검출되어 표시량 미만이었으며, 환제 1건에서는 benzoic acid가 139.9% 검출되어 표시량을 초과하였다. 보존제가 미표시된 51건(액제 6건, 과립 제 28건, 환제 17건) 중 액제에서 benzoic acid 3건, dehydroacetic acid 1건이 검출되었으며, 과립제 11건과 환 제 7건에서 benzoic acid가 검출되었다.