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Cosmetic Packaging in Asia: A Brief Overview of Markets and Regulation
Take home: According to data from transparency market research, the cosmetic packaging market will be valued at 330 billion dollars by 2024. The Asian market will be the major contributor. Some Asian...
Clarifying Cosmetic Ingredient Requirements for Recalled Cosmetics
Take Home: CFDA released the 1st list of unqualified cosmetics found in the market in 2017, detailing the reasons for inspection failure. Here Chemlinked specifies the correct and concrete requirements of specific...
Summary of Korea Recent Ingredients Requirement Changes
Take home: Because several types of quasi-drugs converted into functional cosmetics in first half year of 2017, ingredients standard for cosmetics have to revise for the integration. MFDS has revised “Cosmetic Safety...
Korea to Classify Solid Soaps as Cosmetics
Take home: Korea will designate “solid soaps” as cosmetics. MFDS is formulating a safety standard for this product. The Safety Department of MFDS held a H1 2017 technical and administrative system reviewing conference....
ASEAN Revises and Supplements Cosmetic Ingredient Standards (2017-2018)
Take home: ASEAN held the 26th ACSB Meeting during which it revised cosmetic ingredients requirements, shortly after ASEAN released the last revision list a month ago (see news: ASEAN Added New Standards for...
Philippines Public Lobbying to Ban Triclosan & Triclocarban in Cosmetics
Take home: Philippine public recently pushed PFDA to ban the use of the antibacterials Triclosan & Triclocarban in personal care and cosmetic products (PCCPs). Triclosan & Triclocarban are normally used...
Josephine ZhouDetailing Standards of Cosmetic Packaging in China
Stakeholders who plan to export cosmetics to China should pay more attention to cosmetic packaging and learn Chinese regulations. China issued one “Requirements of packaging appearance for cosmetic products” and one “Requirements of restricting excessive package –...- Josephine Zhou
Titanium Dioxide Classified as Potential Class 2 Carcinogen in Europe? The Future for Chinese Cosmetics Regulations
The European risk committee of European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed that Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) be classified as a class 2 carcinogen. Although it is still in the proposal stage, this potential classification will have a significant impact on worldwide... 
Angelita HuChanges in Cross Border E-commerce (CBEC) Policy in 2016
2016 witnessed an array of cross border e-commerce (CBEC) policy changes. New taxation policy: Since April 8 2016, China implemented a new tax system for CBEC commodities. The new tax system was formulated based on the limits on the permitted total value of individual...
Nurmia AgustinaIndonesian Halal Certification
Halal Certificate MUI Halal certificate is a written fatwa/official statement from the Indonesian Ulama Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia/MUI) which guarantees that the products are in accordance with the Islamic Syariat. MUI Halal Certificate is a requirement for...
Eliza LiRegulating Oral Care Products in China: Current Status and Future Trends
With a population of 1.35 billion and a rapidly expanding middle class, China is the world's fastest growing market for oral care products. Continuing urbanization, as well as government and private efforts to promote good hygiene in rural areas have boosted per...- Angelita Hu
Korea Functional Cosmetics Regulations
Korea defines functional cosmetics as products that aid in brightening skin, improving wrinkles in skin, tanning skin gently or protecting skin from sun’s ultraviolet radiation. Functional cosmetics are subject to more stringent evaluation than general cosmetics. Based...
ChinaThe report detailed introduces and interprets Chinese major cosmetic regulatory updates in 2016.$110
TaiwanTaiwan's overarching regulation has been under revision since 2015, and hasn't finished yet in 2016. Presumably the most significant change wil be the abolition of pre-market...$69
ChinaThe procedures are formulated to standardize the filing of first import non-special use cosmetics through Pudong New Area and improve the filing efficiency. It is applicable for...$120
ChinaThe report introduces the actual supervision status of pre-market approval and post-market surveillance for domestic non-special use cosmetic cosmetics related with animal testing...$699
KoreaThe provisions are formulated pursuant to Article 5 of the Cosmetics Law and Article 11 of the Ministry Regulation on The Cosmetics Law for the purpose of stipulating necessary...$200
KoreaThis regulation formulates the labeling method and exceptional items on the container, packaging, or other attachments of quasi-drugs are formulated according to Article 65 (2) of...$200
- Korea:Functional Cosmetics and Quasi Drugs Classification(2017.5 edition)
06 Jun 2017
- Malaysia: Illustrative of Cosmetic Products by Categories
21 Mar 2017
- Malaysia: Unacceptable Claims for Cosmetic Products
21 Mar 2017
- New Zealand: Components Cosmetic Products Must Not Contain Except Subject To the Restrictions and Conditions Laid Down
20 Mar 2017
- New Zealand: Components Cosmetic Products Must Not Contain
20 Mar 2017
