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

Trend

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

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 68 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

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 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 23 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 42 of this website's 68 issues — a 62% reduction.

1. definition-list

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure <dl> elements are structured correctly

<dl>

10 issues on 1 page · Seen on MARC Minutes 156th Meeting

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 issues on 4 pages · Seen on Medsafe Online Recalls Database

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 issues on 3 pages · Seen on Product/Application Search

4. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<span style="color: red">True</span>

4 issues on 1 page · Seen on Prescriber Update Quiz 2017 Answers

5. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<span style="color: red">false</span>

4 issues on 1 page · Seen on Prescriber Update Quiz 2017 Answers

6. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<li style="color: red">All of the above</li>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Prescriber Update Quiz 2017 Answers

7. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<li style="color: red">B-cell depleting agents</li>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Prescriber Update Quiz 2017 Answers

8. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<li style="color: red">Betamethasone dipropionate 0.05% in propylene glycol base</li>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Prescriber Update Quiz 2017 Answers

9. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<li style="color: red">Guillain Barre Syndrome</li>

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Prescriber Update Quiz 2017 Answers

10. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<li style="color: red">If a pharmaceutical company wishes to sell or distribute a medicine in N…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Prescriber Update Quiz 2017 Answers