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Cosmetics Regulation Focus: What Are the Impacts of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability?
Apr 28, 2023
On October 14, 2020, the European Commission published the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability to achieve the ambitious environmental convention of the European Green Deal, which has significant impact on the Cosmetics Regulation. In line with the strategy’s objectives, the Cosmetics Regulation is likely to place bans on new hazard categories, extend the “Generic Approach to Risk Management”, improve the efficiency and coherence of safety assessments, take into consideration of chemicals’ combined effects in the risk assessment, consolidate the management of specific substances, and include digital labelling as a feasible labelling option.
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Deadline Approaching: Cosmetic Companies Shall Update Product Labels and Supplement Efficacy Evaluation Summary by May 2023
Apr 20, 2023
For cosmetics that were registered or notified before May 1, 2022, the registrants or notifiers must update the product label in accordance with the Administrative Measures on Cosmetics Labeling by May 1, 2023; For cosmetics that were registered or notified before May 1, 2021, the registrants or notifiers must evaluate the efficacy claims in accordance with the Standards for Cosmetic Efficacy Claim Evaluation and upload the summary of the evaluation before May 1, 2023; For freckle-removing (whitening) and anti-hair loss cosmetics registered before May 1, 2021, the registrants must supplement a human body efficacy evaluation testing report before May 1, 2023.
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A Recap of New Cosmetic Ingredients Notified in China in 2022: Summary of Characteristics
Mar 27, 2023
Notification number: followed steady increase in 2022, the NCI notification number is expected to reach a new high in 2023; NCI sources: chemical and biotechnology sources still dominate; Use purpose: skin protectant, moisturizer and antioxidant account for more than half.
Chinese Mainland
New Ingredient Management
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China General Cosmetic Annual Report: Catch the Deadline of March 31
Mar 14, 2023
A new round of annual report submission for notified general cosmetics started on January 1, 2023 and will end on March 31, 2023. Relevant companies shall make arrangements as soon as possible...
Chinese Mainland
Post-market Surveillance
CSAR
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EU Safety Gate Alerts 212 Batches of Non-compliant Cosmetics in 2022
Feb 24, 2023
In 2022, EU Safety Gate published 212 alerts on non-compliant cosmetics notified by 16 countries, among which Sweden, Lithuania, Italy, Germany and France ranked the Top 5. In terms of product category, perfume tops the list of non-compliant cosmetics, followed by skin-lightening cream/lotion, body cream/lotion, face cream and hair dye. For the notified cosmetics, the detection of prohibited ingredient is the primary non-compliance reason. Other major reasons include failing to meet the use condition, risk of being contaminated, excessive concentration of heavy metal and unqualified labelling.
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Labeling/Claim/Advertising
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EU
ANALYSIS
Prohibited Ingredients: The Cause for Inspection Failure of 18 Batches of Cosmetics in Thailand in 2022
Dec 25, 2022
From January to December 2022, the Thai FDA revealed a total of 18 batches of cosmetics that failed cosmetics inspection and analysis due to containing prohibited ingredients...
Thailand
Entry-exit
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Noteworthy Time Points for Cosmetic Registration and Notification in China in 2023 and Beyond
Dec 21, 2022
ChemLinked sorted out noteworthy time points for cosmetic registration and notification in China in the rest of 2022, 2023 and beyond, to help cosmetic stakeholders make relevant preparations in advance...
Chinese Mainland
Children Cosmetics
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Labeling/Claim/Advertising
Post-market Surveillance
CSAR
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A New Upside for Imported Cosmetics Business: China Releases the 2022 Commodity Catalog of Import and Export Wild Fauna and Flora
Sep 27, 2022
On September 6, 2022, the Endangered Species Import and Export Management Office of China and the General Administration of Customs of China jointly issued a new version of the Commodity Catalog of Import and Export Wild Fauna and Flora...
Chinese Mainland
Pre-market Approval
Ingredients
Entry-exit
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Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation Penalizes Cosmetics Claiming Anti-aging
Aug 31, 2022
The claim of “anti-aging” for cosmetics is still in the fuzzy area of regulation. There are compliance risks for claiming anti-aging.
Chinese Mainland
Labeling/Claim/Advertising
Post-market Surveillance
Efficacy
CSAR
ANALYSIS
EU RAPEX Receives 72 Alerts for Non-compliant Cosmetics in 2022 H1, Detection of Prohibited Ingredient Being the Primary Reason
Aug 11, 2022
From January to June 2022, RAPEX received 72 alerts on measures taken against non-compliant cosmetics. These cosmetics were notified by 14 countries, among which Sweden, Ireland, Lithuania, Germany and France ranked the Top 5. Besides, the detection of prohibited ingredient is the primary non-compliance reason for the notified cosmetics,
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Stay Current: China’s Cosmetic Safety Assessment Regulatory Landscape
Under the current regulatory framework, cosmetics registrants and notifiers can continue to submit a simplified version of the safety assessment report during the registration or notification process until May 1, 2025. Following this deadline, a full version of the safety assessment will be mandated. To facilitate a smooth transition, China is planning to release a set of technical guidelines.
China’s Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (STSC) and Its Updates
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