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1. January
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January 1, 2024 | Chinese Mainland | China to Require Submission of Safety Information on All Ingredients | Starting from January 1, 2024, when applying for registration of special cosmetics and notification of general cosmetics, the cosmetic registrant and notifier must provide ingredient safety information documents for all ingredients used in the product formula.
This can be done by either submitting ingredient safety information as per Annex 14 of the Provisions for Management of Cosmetic Registration and Notification Dossiers or obtaining an ingredient submission code from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The latter option allows companies to conveniently link the ingredient safety information by filling in the obtained code during the product registration/notification process. | |
January 1, 2024 | EU | Transition Period for Products Containing Two Ingredients to Expire | On November 11, 2022, the EU issued Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2195, introducing amendments to the use requirements for cosmetic ingredients in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation).
The amendments involve the addition of Butylated Hydroxytoluene and Acid Yellow 3 as restricted ingredients, effective from July 1, 2023, with a six-month transition period. As of January 1, 2024, cosmetics sold in the EU market that contain Butylated Hydroxytoluene and non-oxidative hair dye products containing Acid Yellow 3 must adhere to the updated ingredient use requirements. | |
January 1, 2024 | US | House Bill 22-1345 to be Effective | Governor of Colorado signed HB 22-1345 into law on June 3, 2022, prohibiting the intentional use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products like cosmetics, food packaging, and upholstered furniture.
This legislation will become effective on January 1, 2024. Cosmetic products are granted a one-year grace period to comply with the bill. Starting from January 1, 2025, the sale, distribution, and use of cosmetic products containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals will be prohibited in Colorado. |
2. February
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February 2, 2024 | Indonesia | Transition Period for Products with Non-compliant PIF to Expire | On August 2, 2023, the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) released and implemented the updated Guidelines for Product Information File (PIF). For products that had already obtained a notification number prior to August 2, 2023, the owners of the notification numbers are required to update their PIF within six months from the implementation date of the updated PIF. Therefore, starting from February 2, 2024, all products available on the market must have a PIF that compliant to the new regulations. |
3. March
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March 1, 2024 | Chinese Mainland | China to Adopt Five Revised Testing Methods | On August 28, 2023, NMPA announced amendments to the Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (2015 Edition) (STSC). Amendments encompass modifications to prohibited ingredients and testing methods for cosmetics. All other new provisions took immediate effect upon publication, except for the five revised testing methods, which are scheduled to be enforced on March 1, 2024. |
4. April
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April 1, 2024 | Chinese Mainland | China to Implement Two National Standards | China will implement two national standards:
1) GB/T 43197-2023 Determination of prohibited acid red 73 and solvent red 1 in cosmetics—Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. This standard describes the principles, reagents and materials, instruments and equipment, test steps, data processing steps, recovery rate requirements, precision requirements, and other relevant information for the analysis of acid red 73 (CI 27290) and solvent red 1 (CI 12150) in cosmetics by using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry.
2) GB/T 26513-2023 Lip moisturizer (gel, cream). This standard provides definitions for lip balm, lip gel, and lip cream, and specifies product classification and marking, test methods, inspection rules, as well as labeling, packaging, transportation, storage, and shelf life requirements. |
5. May
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May 1, 2024 | Chinese Mainland | China to Require the Submission of the Full Version of Product Safety Assessment Report | Currently, companies have the option to submit a simplified safety assessment report when applying for cosmetic product registration and notification. However, starting from May 1, 2024, cosmetic registrants and notifiers will be obligated to submit the full version of the product safety assessment report. This full version will be subject to more extensive requirements, including preservative challenge testing and packaging material compatibility testing.
The mandatory implementation of the full safety assessment report will lead to increased costs and greater complexity in report preparation. | |
May 11, 2024 | ASEAN | Enforcement of Revised Two Ingredient Usage Requirements | The 35th ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) meeting was held in May 2022, which approved amendments to cosmetic ingredients in the Annexes of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD). The amendments pertain to the usage requirements for Titanium Dioxide and Polyaminopropyl biguanide will come into effect on May 11, 2024. | |
May 30, 2024 | South Korea | Enforcement of Prohibited Ingredient Addition and Revised Hair Dye Usage Requirements | The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced a revision to the Regulation on Safety Standards, etc. for Cosmetics on November 30, 2023. This revision includes the addition of seven prohibited ingredients and one UV filter ingredient, the reduction in the upper limit of concentration for two restricted hair dye ingredients, as well as the inclusion of CAS numbers and general chemical names for certain prohibited and restricted ingredients.
Among them, the addition of prohibited ingredients and the revision of hair dyes’ usage requirements will take effect from May 30, 2024. |
6. June
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June 1, 2024 | Chinese Mainland | Transition Period for Small-packaged Cosmetics to Expire | On June 19, 2023, China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced a transitional period for commodities, including cosmetics, with net content of less than 1 gram. These products were granted a 12-month grace period to comply with the Measures on Metrological Supervision and Administration of Quantitatively Packed Commodities (Measures), which came into effect on June 1, 2023.
Starting from June 1, 2024, the transitional period will conclude. Small-packaged cosmetics must fully adhere to the Measures. Commodities that were produced or imported before the end of the transition period can continue to be sold until their designated shelf life expires. |
7. July
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July 1, 2024 | Chinese Mainland | Marketed Toothpastes with Labeling Issues Must be Updated in Accordance with the New Regulations | NMPA announced on September 25, 2023, that toothpastes supervision regulations would be implemented, and notification document requirements would be simplified for toothpastes already available in the market.
For toothpastes that had already been on the market prior to December 1, 2023, any labels with formatting issues must be updated to comply with the new regulations by July 1, 2024. | |
July 1, 2024 | Taiwan, China | Specific Purpose Cosmetics to Be Regulated as General Cosmetics | Starting from July 1, 2024, all specific purpose cosmetics will be regulated as general cosmetics, whose pre-market obligation will be changed to notification and the establishment of a PIF.
This means that specific purpose cosmetics will no longer undergo the cumbersome registration process but instead be involved in a more streamlined notification system. This change is expected to reduce the burden on specific purpose cosmetics companies and expedite the product launch process. | |
July 1, 2024 | US | US to Require Companies to Complete Facility Registration and Product Listing | The US FDA originally required companies to complete facility registration and product listing submissions before December 29, 2023. In order to provide the industry with additional preparation time, the FDA announced an extension of a six-month grace period. This extension allows stakeholders to complete the facility registration and product listing process by July 1, 2024. | |
July 6, 2024 | UK | UK to Restrict the Use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate | On July 6, 2023, UK published a regulation to amend the lists of restricted ingredients and permitted UV filters, including the inclusion of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate as a restricted ingredient, subject to specific usage constraints. The restrictions will come into force on July 6, 2024. | |
July 31, 2024 | EU | Transition Period for Products Containing Formaldehyde to Expire | On July 11, 2022, the EU announced amendment to the labelling requirement for formaldehyde releasers, which came into effect on July 31, 2022. Under the new amendment, the labelling threshold was reduced from 0.05% (500 ppm) to 0.001% (10 ppm).
The EU Commission proposed a 24-month period for products to be placed on the market. Products containing more than 0.001% formaldehyde without the "contains formaldehyde" labelling can still be placed on the Union market by July 31, 2024. |
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9. September
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September 30, 2024 | Japan | Japan Updates Requirements for Manufacturing and Sales License Applications of Quasi-Drugs | On March 27, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released Notification 0327 No. 1 and Notification 0327 No. 5, which resulted in minor adjustments to the description of certain reagents and test solutions in the Japanese Standards of Quasi-drug Ingredients 2021 (JSQI 2021). Consequently, the application documents for the manufacturing and sales licenses of quasi-drugs have also been revised accordingly.
However, until September 30, 2024, it is still permissible to apply for the manufacturing and sales license based on the pre-revised standards. Starting from this date, all applications for manufacturing and sales licenses of quasi-drugs must be submitted in adherence to the new requirements. |
10. October
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October 1, 2024 | South Korea | Transition Period for Products Containing Two Ingredients to Expire | On April 1, 2022, MFDS introduced an updated Regulation on Safety Standards, etc. for Cosmetics. This revision adds prohibited ingredients, restricted ingredients and their respective usage limits, as well as the clarification of exemption conditions for the use of prohibited ingredients.
To be specific, amendments include the prohibition of Benzalkonium Chloride (BKC) in spray products, and the inclusion of Indigofera tinctoria Leaf Powder as a permitted hair dye ingredient with an upper usage limit.
Immediate implementation was applied to all other amendments, except those pertaining to BKC and Indigofera Leaf Powder, which took effect from October 1, 2022. Moreover, a two-year transition period was granted for products containing any of these two ingredients. As of October 1, 2024, any products available for sale in the market that contain any of these two ingredients must comply with the new requirements. |
11. November
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November 21, 2024 | ASEAN | ASEAN Amends Cosmetic Ingredient Annexes to ACD: 42 New Ingredients Included and 10 Ingredients Revised | In January 2023, ASEAN introduced the latest amendments to the ingredient annexes to ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD). These amendments were approved in the 36th ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) meeting, and will officially take effect on November 21, 2024. |
12. December
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December 13, 2024 | EU | New EU Regulation on General Product Safety to Take Effect in 2024 | On May 23, 2023, EU published the new Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on General Product Safety (GPSR) in its Official Journal, repealing Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC. This new regulation aims to strengthen the protection of consumers while enhancing the functioning of the internal market. It entered into force on June 12, 2023, with a transitional period of 18 months. From December 13, 2024, it shall be fully enforced in all Member States. | |
December 29, 2024 | US | US Contact for Adverse Reaction Report Shall Be Labeled | Starting from December 29, 2023, companies operating in the US are mandated to maintain records of adverse events and report any serious adverse events. Additionally, starting from December 29, 2024, cosmetic labels in the US must include the contact information for adverse event report. |
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