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New EU Regulation on General Product Safety to Take Effect in 2024
Jun 07, 2023
On May 23, 2023, EU published the new law Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on General Product Safety (GPSR) in its Official Journal, repealing Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC. This regulation aims to strengthen the protection of consumers while enhancing the functioning of the internal market. It will be fully enforced in all Member States from December 13, 2024.
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India Proposes Amendments to Cosmetics Rules 2020
Jun 05, 2023
On May 17, 2023, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India initiated a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Cosmetics Rules 2020, with the goal of...
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Thailand Revises Notification Review Standard for Ampoule, Vial, and Syringe Cosmetics
May 29, 2023
In May 2023, the Thai Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) introduced a revised criteria for reviewing notifications of ampoule, vial, and syringe cosmetics...
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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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Monthly Recap: Global Cosmetic Regulatory Updates | March 2023
Apr 12, 2023
ChemLinked rounded up the global regulatory updates on cosmetic products in March...
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China Consults on the First Regulation for Freckle-Removing and Whitening Cosmetic Ingredients
Mar 24, 2023
On March 17, 2023, China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released the draft Technical Guidelines for Research on Freckle-removing and Whitening Cosmetics (the “Guidelines for Whitening Cosmetics”) and the draft Technical Guidelines for Research on Functional Ingredients of Freckle-removing and Whitening Cosmetics (the “Guidelines for Whitening Ingredients”) for public consultation...
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South Korea Consults on Cosmetics Act
Mar 23, 2023
MFDS to clarify the scope of prohibited labels in the Cosmetics Act.
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Canada Proposes to Require Cosmetics to Be Labeled with Fragrance Allergens
Mar 20, 2023
On Feb. 11, 2023, Health Canada (HC) published the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 6. According to the Gazette, the Government of Canada plans to amend Cosmetic Regulations, requiring cosmetics to be labeled with fragrance allergens, allowing the disclosure of the full ingredient list of cosmetics sold in small packages on the website, and modifying cosmetic supervision requirements. Stakeholders can mail any suggestions to cosmetics@hc-sc.gc.ca before Apr. 22, 2023.
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New Zealand Consults on the Revised Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2020, a Blanket Ban on PFAS Included
Mar 13, 2023
On March 2, 2023, New Zealand's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) released a new draft of Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2020 (the Standard) for public consultation. The new draft expands its applicable scope to non-hazardous products containing hazardous ingredients, updates the ingredient lists to align with the latest amendments adopted by EU, modifies labelling requirements, and requires the record keeping of nanomaterial.
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