On April 3, 2024, China's National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released the draft Guidelines for Cosmetic Ingredient Data Usage, broadening the range of recognized ingredient data for the full version of the safety assessment report.

Main Contents

The Guidelines is divided into three parts:

Part 1 Main Ingredient Data Types: It clarifies the data types that can be used to prove ingredient safety in the cosmetic safety assessment report.

Part 2 Data Usage and Supporting Documents: It outlines the fundamental principles and requirements for using ingredient data, as well as the supporting documents that registrants and notifiers need to provide during the safety assessment.

Part 3 Others: It specifies the data types that are not applicable when assessing the safety of freckle-removing and whitening agents, anti-hair loss agents, anti-acne agents, anti-wrinkle agents (with the exception of physical anti-wrinkle agents), anti-dandruff agents, deodorants, and ingredients with high biological activity.