Automated accessibility results for www.medsafe.govt.nz

Ministry of Health

June 2026 scan

Rank
#294 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
0.11 issues/page
Issues found
68
Pages scanned
300 14 with issues
Issue types
8

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Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.

More details

Critical issues
22
Serious issues
46
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
34
Desktop issues
34

Top 3 issue groups

Showing 3 of 23 issue groups, ranked by detected instances.

These groups account for 24 of this website's 68 detected issue instances (35%).

2. select-name

WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure select element has an accessible name

<select name="Ingredients" size="1" style="width: 39em">

8 instances on 4 pages Mobile: 4 instances · Desktop: 4 instances

Affected pages (4)
Medsafe Online Recalls Database https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp Mobile 1 · Desktop 1
Medsafe Online Recalls Database https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/recallsearch.asp Mobile 1 · Desktop 1
Medsafe Online Recalls Database https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/hot/recalls/RecallSearch.asp Mobile 1 · Desktop 1
Medsafe Online Recalls Database https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/hot/recalls/recallsearch.asp Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

3. input-image-alt

WCAG Success Criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content · 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure <input type="image"> elements have alternative text

<input type="image" src="/Images/minus.png" b-fjdqgqd30m="">

6 instances on 3 pages Mobile: 3 instances · Desktop: 3 instances

Affected pages (3)
Product/Application Search https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/DbSearch/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1
Data Sheets and Consumer Medicine Information https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/DbSearch/InfoSearch Mobile 1 · Desktop 1
Data Sheets and Consumer Medicine Information https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/DbSearch/infoSearch Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

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