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[Updated] South Korea Revises Cosmetic Colorant Requirement
Sep 27, 2023
MFDS deletes the specified testing methods to allow companies to autonomously establish the testing methods for their product characteristics to help improve cosmetic R&D.
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South Korea Reminds of the Modification of Product Code for Entry Notice
Jun 06, 2022
KPTA reminds enterprises of the cosmetic category code changes for entry notice of imported product.
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Annual Report | A Look Back at 2021 with ChemLinked: Cosmetics Regulation Updates
Jan 20, 2022
2021 was a year of significant events and progress in the cosmetic industry in the Asia-Pacific region. China officially implemented the long-awaited new cosmetic regulation...
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South Korea to Exempt More Functional Cosmetics from Evaluation Dossier Submission
Oct 12, 2020
MFDS unveiled the draft of Regulation on the Examination of Functional Cosmetics to solicit public opinion. In the draft, new functional cosmetics subject to dossiers exemption are proposed. General testing institutions are to be approved for the human testing of alleviating skin itching cosmetics.
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Imported Soaps, Black Hair Powder and Hair Removal Wax, Require Submission of Entry Notice to KPTA from 2020
Nov 26, 2019
Starting from December 31, 2019, imported solid soaps, black hair powder, and hair removal wax will be classified as cosmetics and will be required to report an entry notice to KPTA before importation...
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South Korea Releases Guidelines for Animal Testing Alternative Methods and Risk Assessment
Oct 11, 2019
On Oct. 1st and 2nd, 2019, South Korea MFDS released 3 guidelines for animal testing alternative methods and risk assessment...
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South Korea Implements Regulations on Hazard Assessment of FMCGs
May 08, 2019
On 17th April, 2019, South Korea amended and implemented Regulations on Hazard Assessment of Human Applied Products. The regulation is applicable to products that can be contacted, inhaled or absorbed by human beings such as cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals, etc. in South Korea...
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South Korea Requires Infant and Children Cosmetic Responsible Sales Managers to Establish Product Safety Data
Jan 25, 2019
On Jan. 15, 2019, South Korea released the new Cosmetics Act (No. 16298). New amendments will be effective on Jan. 16, 2020...
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Korea to Amend Enforcement Rule of Dangerous Goods Safety Control Act
Oct 16, 2018
Cosmetics sold, displayed and stored in stores are excluded from the range of flammable products. The amendment to Enforcement Rule of Dangerous Goods Safety Control Act is likely to be implemented at the end of 2018 or in early 2019...
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Korea Releases Two Guidelines for Animal Testing Alternative Methods
Sep 05, 2018
On Aug 31, 2018, Korean MFDS released two guidelines for animal testing alternative methods, which are 1) Guideline of in-Vitro Skin Corrosion for Cosmetics (Transcutaneous Electrical Resistance) 2) Guideline of Skin Sensitization for Cosmetics (Local Lymph Node Assay: Flow Cytometry Method, LLNA: BrdU-FCM)...
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