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Taiwan to Ban Microbeads in Cosmetics
Nov 07, 2016
Referring to the America Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 which will enter into force on July 1 2017, Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration proposed that it is to ban the manufacture and import of cosmetics and other cleansing products containing microbeads from July 1 2018 and ban their sale from Jan 2020. The official notice is expected to be released before Jun 2017.
Taiwan, China
NEWS
Taiwan to Ban Domestic Enterprise from Animal Testing
Oct 25, 2016
"Taiwan Legislation Yuan" reviewed the revision of Statute for Control of Cosmetic Hygiene on Oct 21 and approved partial amendments including an important article relating to animal testing. The article states that domestic cosmetic manufacturers shall not use animals as test subjects during safety assessments of finished cosmetic products or ingredients except under the following circumstances: The ingredient is widely used and it can’t be repla
Taiwan, China
Animal Testing
NEWS
Taiwan Sets Safety Requirements for Children Cosmetics
Oct 18, 2016
"Taiwan Food and Drug Administration" released and implemented a regulation named “Guidelines for Safety of Children Cosmetics” on Oct 14. The regulation sets a series of detailed requirements to ensure the safety of children cosmetics.
Taiwan, China
Children Cosmetics
Pre-market Approval
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Taiwan to Strengthen Cosmetic Claims Regulations
Sep 13, 2016
Recently a revision to “List of Prohibited/Allowable Claims for Cosmetics” was released and is scheduled to be implemented on April 1 2017. Compared to the current version, the new version adds lots of prohibited claims and places more emphasis on defining the illegal use of exaggerated, medical and false claims. The detailed changes are shown as below:
Taiwan, China
Labeling/Claim/Advertising
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Updates on Revision of Taiwan Overarching Cosmetic Regulation: Abolishment of Pre-market Approval
Aug 24, 2016
Last year ChemLinked was told that Taiwan is revising the overarching cosmetic regulation Statute for Control of Cosmetic Hygiene. Only limited information related to the revision has thus far been released. Recently ChemLinked attended a meeting hosted by TFDA and obtained some first-hand information. According to the presentation given by TFDA’s official, the Statute will be renamed as Cosmetic Hygiene Law. The guiding principle of the revision is to transfer government responsibility for product safety to manufacturers with the goal of fostering a self-regulating industry and a shift towards post market supervision. All the amendments of the revision are in accordance with this principle. Compared to the previous version the most significant change is the abolishment of pre-market approval. In its place Taiwan will implement a system of
Taiwan, China
Pre-market Approval
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Whitening products regulatory status in Chinese Mainland, China Taiwan, Korea and Japan
Aug 02, 2016
Whitening products with active whitening ingredients were classified as special use cosmetics since December 2013, which require registration with CFDA. Certain categories of whitening products are defined under Chinese regulations as "products which make people look white by physical covering". Although they are regulated as special-use cosmetics these whitening products (in contrast to whitening products which alter the actual appearance of the skin) are subject to more relaxed registration requirements and shorter duration...
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Taiwan Abolishes Cosmetic Colorant Usage Provisions
Jul 20, 2016
On July 15, Taiwan MOHW officially abolished “Provisions on Usage Management for New Legal Cosmetic Colorants” in consideration of the fact that relevant requirements are specified in “List of Legal Colorants in Cosmetics” which entered into force on Jan 1 this year.
Taiwan, China
Ingredients
NEWS
Taiwan officially Bans Antihistamine in Cosmetics
Jul 01, 2016
On June 30 Taiwan announced to ban the production and import of cosmetics containing antihistamine. Sales, supply and display of the cosmetics will be prohibited starting Jan 1 2017. Related license holders are required to apply for ingredient modification or cancellation of license before Jan 1 2017. Otherwise, their licenses will be annulled.
Taiwan, China
Pre-market Approval
Ingredients
NEWS
Hong Guodeng Explains Taiwan’s Ban of Antihistamines in Cosmetics
May 23, 2016
According to a recent notification Taiwan will impose a ban on the use of Antihistamine in cosmetics from next month and the sale, supply and display of cosmetics containing the ingredient starting Jan 1 2017.
Taiwan, China
Ingredients
NEWS
Taiwan to Ban Antihistamine in Cosmetics
May 13, 2016
On May 10th "Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare" declared that Antihistamine will be prohibited to be used in cosmetics. The detailed measures are as follows: As of the day when the official announcement releases, cosmetics containing the ingredient shall not be manufactured or imported and existing license holders are required to apply for ingredient modification or cancellation of lic...
Taiwan, China
Pre-market Approval
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