On May 4, 2023, China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) initiated a public consultation on the Technical Guidelines for Filling in and Submitting Safety Information of Cosmetic Ingredients (the Guidelines). On September 4, 2023, NIFDC released the finalized Guidelines with immediate effect.

Consisting of 11 parts, the Guidelines systematically outlines vital points and technical principles for filling in and submitting ingredient safety information, covering aspects of ingredient basic information, brief descriptions of ingredient production technique, necessary quality control requirements, limit requirements for risk substances, etc.