Breaking: Radio Frequency Beauty Products will be regulated as Class II/III Medical Device

On April 16, the China Institutes for Food and Drug Control issued “Principles for the Classification of Radio Frequency Beauty Products” (Draft for Public Consulting) (hereinafter referred to as the “The Principles”), which can be used to standardize the classification and definition of radio frequency beauty products in the field of medical devices, it also provides registration and approval technical guidance for industry and regulatory authorities.

According to the principle, it stipulates that not only the large-scale Radio Frequency （RF） beauty equipment used by beauty institutions but also household RF beauty instruments are very likely to be included in the scope of medical device supervision.