This course series comprises seven focused sessions, each lasting around 25 minutes and delivered in English. The sessions examine the regulatory landscape of specific countries or regions, discussing the governing laws, ingredient management requirements, and key practical compliance considerations.
The main topics covered in each session of this course series are as follows:
1. Chinese Mainland
Prohibited and restricted ingredients
New cosmetic ingredients
Ingredient safety information submission
2. China, Taiwan
Prohibited and restricted ingredients
Ingredient restrictions for children cosmetics
Prohibited and restricted ingredients
Functional ingredients
Application for lifting bans on prohibited ingredients or changing the use conditions of restricted ingredients
Application for listing in the Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary (CID)
Prohibited and restricted ingredients in cosmetics
Japanese Standards of Quasi-drug Ingredients 2021 (JSQI 2021)
Permitted active ingredients and additives for quasi-drugs
New ingredients application for quasi-drugs
Prohibited and restricted ingredients
Compliance for specific ingredients (e.g., CMR substances, parabens)
Country-specific ingredient restrictions
1. EU
Prohibited and restricted ingredients
Compliance for specific ingredients (e.g., nanomaterials, fragrance allergens)
2. UK
Prohibited and restricted ingredients
Regulatory Divergence from the EU
1. Australia
The Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (Inventory)
Industrial chemicals categorization
The Poisons Standard (the SUSMP)
2. New Zealand
Prohibited and restricted ingredients
Compliance for specific ingredients (e.g., nanomaterials, PFAS substances)
1. The United States
FDA’s prohibited and restricted ingredients
State-specific ingredient restrictions
2. Canada
Prohibited and restricted ingredients
Identification of ingredients for review