On September 14, 2024, China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) released a draft of the Administrative Measures on Cosmetic Safety Risk Monitoring. Subsequently, on April 9, 2025, the NMPA issued the finalized version, titled Administrative Measures on Cosmetic Safety Risk Monitoring and Evaluation (hereinafter referred to as the “Measures”), which will take effect on August 1, 2025.

The Measures applies to the safety risk monitoring and evaluation of cosmetics and toothpaste. It consists of 33 articles across six chapters: general provisions, plan formulation, sampling and inspection, referral and investigation of potential issues, application and evaluation of monitoring results, as well as supplementary provisions.

The Measures aims to replace the Working Rules for Cosmetic Risk Monitoring implemented in January 2018. Compared to the previous Rules, the Measures provides more detailed and comprehensive guidelines for cosmetic risk monitoring.