22 November 2017, WTO published a draft commission regulation notified by EU, amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products. New regulation restricts the maximum concentration of O-PHENYLPHENOL as a preservative in leave-on cosmetic products from the current authorized concentration of 0.2% to 0.15%....

On 13, July 2017, the commission’s health directorate (DG Sante) exposited two credible options for an EU measure on food contact materials (FCMs), which aims to ensure the printing inks are within acceptable limits. These two options are based on meeting of directorate working group on FCMs. It is said that an EU measure expects to be in place by mid-2018....

On July 31, 2017, CFDA released the notification: Department of Drug and Cosmetics Supervision [2017] No.103, which indicates CFDA would issue the Cosmetic Spot-check Supervision Specification, in order to standardize the spot-check supervision process, according to Cosmetic Health Supervision Regulations and related regulations....

C&K Testing Technology News of May 2017...

On May 19, 2017, China Food and Drug Administration issued regulation (2017) No.72, defining that if an imported non-special use cosmetic, which has finished the permit inspection but has not submitted administrative approval documents, is to conduct import filings in Pudong New Area, its survey report can be submitted as a filing material of imported non-special use cosmetics....

On 17 Jan, 2017, CFDA and AQSIQ jointly issued a Notice regarding Pilot Implementation of Record-keeping for Imported Non-special Use Cosmetics in Shanghai Pudong New Area (Notice No.7.2017). It means from 1 Mar, 2017 to 21 Dec, 2018, the regulatory regime of first imported non-special use cosmetics in Shanghai Pudong New Area will change to record-keeping from current registration. On 18 Jan, 2017, CFDA issued a Notice on Work Program of Record-keeping for Imported Non-spec...

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On 17 January 2017, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) issues Notification No.7 of 2017 that all cosmetics for non-special purposes imported for the first time from the port at Shanghai Pudong New Area and the registration site of their responsible person in China is located at Pudong New Area shall be subject to filing administration instead of approval administration since 1 March 2017 to 21 December 2018. In response to requirements of State Council’s Temporary A...

The new Chinese standard for cosmetics Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (Version 2015) published by the end by 2015 will come into operation in December. The new standard adopts stricter limits for lead and arsenic, includes general requirements for hazardous substances cadmium, dioxane and asbestos. It also amends the lists for prohibited/restricted and allowed substances in cosmetics and adds test methods. It is advisable that cosmetics manufacturers and import...

On 11th Nov. 2016, CFDA released a notice to adopt In Vitro 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Assay (In Vitro 3T3 NRU PT) on cosmetic ingredients. This method is added to the Chapter VI of Technical Safety Standard of Cosmetics 2015. As we know, In Vitro 3T3 NRU PT has been consulted in public since 2012 and final accepted after 4 years. Definitely, it represents a step forward toward alternative methods in cosmetics in China. In Vitro 3T3 NRU PT was developed and validat...

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To further standardise the labelling requirements on sunscreen cosmetics concerning their sun protection efficacy, the Labelling Requirements for Sun Protection Efficacy of Sunscreen Cosmetics (“Requirements”) has been published upon Chi...

Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (Version 2015) (“Standard”) was published on 23 December 2015. China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has published Notification No. 108 of Year 2016 on 1 June 2016 for the implementation o...

On 23 May 2016, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) released Notification No. 88 of Year 2016 to print and issue Determination of flunisolide in masks To strengthen cosmetics supervision, crack down the illegal addition of cosmetics a...

China Food and Drug Administration issued notification (No. 66 of 2015) regarding 14 batches of mooncakes and 2 batches of bee products on 22 September 2015. The inspection involves 360 batches of moon cakes, 14 batches of which prove to be ...