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6 Cosmetic Testing National Standards to be Revised

Oct 27, 2014
Angelita Hu

The Standardization Administration of China announced it will revise the first batch of national standards for the testing of cosmetics in 2014, specifically defining the testing methods of 48 substances in cosmetics including of 11 penicillin antibiotics, 15 fluoroquinolone antibiotics, 5 heavy metals, 7 sex hormones, astragaloside, paeoniflorin, phillyrin and forsythoside etc. 

The Standardization Administration of China announced it will revise the first batch of national standards for the testing of cosmetics in 2014, specifically defining the testing methods of 48 substances in cosmetics including of 11 penicillin antibiotics, 15 fluoroquinolone antibiotics, 5 heavy metals, 7 sex hormones, astragaloside, paeoniflorin, phillyrin and forsythoside etc. All those substances are determined primarily using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), High Performance Liquid Chromatography-tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).

The first batch of national standards for testing cosmetics in 2014

Name

Completion Time

Competent Department

Focal Point

Determination of 6 Phenols Antibacterial Agents in Cosmetics by HPLC

2016

China National Light Industry Council

National Standardization Technical Committee of Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetics

Determination of 11 Penicillin Antibiotics in Cosmetics by HPLC-MS/MS

2016

China National Light Industry Council

National Standardization Technical Committee of Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetics

Determination of 15 Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in Cosmetics by HPLC-MS/MS

2016

China National Light Industry Council

National Standardization Technical Committee of Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetics

Determination of Chromium, Antimony, Cadmium, Arsenic and Lead in Cosmetics by ICP-MS

2016

China National Light Industry Council

National Standardization Technical Committee of Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetics

Determination of Astragaloside, Paeoniflorin, Phillyrin and Forsythoside in Cosmetics by HPLC

2014

China National Light Industry Council

National Standardization Technical Committee of Fragrance Flavour and Cosmetics

Determination of 7 Sex Hormones in Cosmetics by Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry

2016

Standardization Administration of China

National Technical Committee 374 on Products Test Methods of Standardization Administration of China

 

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