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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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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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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 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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Korea to Establish a Cosmetic Safety and Technology Agency
Aug 30, 2018
According to an announcement released by Korea Cosmetic Association on Aug 27, 2018, Korea’s competent authority plans to modify part of the Cosmetics Act to establish a Cosmetic Safety and Technology Agency, in order to better manage and utilize cosmetic quality and safety information...
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Korea Appoints One New Cosmetics Testing Institution
Jul 31, 2018
Korea appointed YS Environmental Technology Research Institute as an approved testing institution for general and functional cosmetics. There are now 17 approved cosmetic testing institutions in Korea...
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Korea Releases Guidelines for Testing of Cosmetic Microbial Limit
May 11, 2018
On Apr 27 2018, Korean MFDS released a guideline detailing the testing method for cosmetic microbial limit to ensure the quality and safety of domestic cosmetics and help manufacturers meet quality control requirements...
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