Fake cosmetics flood dangdang.com, Amazon.cn  

央視曝當當亞馬遜出售假冒化妝品 消費者頻遭陷阱

美菡美妝化妝品專營店是當當網的入駐商家，其在當當網平臺銷售的化妝品品牌數十種，商品數量近2000種。在北京市房山區一居民小區里，記者找到了這家美菡美妝化妝品專營店。 該店老板介紹他們的貨是走私來的。老板說，他們這些貨都是從北京一個批發市場進的。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Dangdang.com and Amazon.cn, two major e-commerce platforms in China, have been exposed for selling counterfeit cosmetic products, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Thursday.

A consumer surnamed Feng said his wife bought Biotherm lipstick at a bargain price on dangdang.com, but found the product had already passed its expiration date.

Feng checked the lipstick's product information at the official website of the China Food and Drug Administration and found that the lipstick was fake.

To find the source of cosmetic products sold at online shopping malls, a reporter launched a secret investigation of a shop on dangdang.com.

Located in a residential building in Beijing's Fangshan district, the shop carries cosmetics from various international brands like Chanel, CK, and Estee Lauder.

The owner of the shop said Estee Lauder cosmetics are the hottest products. A bottle of Estee Lauder lotion with a market price of 480 yuan ($77) sells for 355 yuan.

The products are all smuggled goods sourced from a wholesale market in Beijing called "Tianzhaotian," which is home to nearly all brands of cosmetics, according to the shop owner.

Shopping on Amazon.cn, the reporter bought two skincare products, "Nutritious Vita-Mineral Moisture Crème" by Estee Lauder and "Hydrafresh Hydration+Antiox Active Supreme Emulsion" by L'Oreal, and sent them for testing.

Results showed that both products were fake.