After two rounds of public consultation on September 1, 2020 and November 5, 2020 respectively, China NMPA officially released the finalized Standards for Cosmetic Efficacy Claim Evaluation on April 9 and will implement it starting from May 1, 2021. The standards specify the efficacy claims requiring evaluation, requirements for evaluation basis, evaluation institution, evaluation test methods and reports, evaluation abstracts, etc.
It consists of 21 articles and 4 appendices:
Requirements for Cosmetic Efficacy Claim Evaluation Items
Guiding Principles of Equivalent Evaluation (Version 1)
Technical Guidelines for Cosmetic Efficacy Claim Evaluation Test
Abstract of Cosmetic Efficacy Claim Basis (Template)
Original regulatory document
