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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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Taiwan Specifies Documents Required for Cosmetic Product Information Files
Jan 14, 2019
On Dec 26, 2018, Taiwan FDA released 4 drafts of cosmetic regulations, which are 1) Administrative Measures for Product Information Files 2) Enforcement Rules of Cosmetic Hygiene Safety Administration Act 3) Cosmetic Product Category that should Complete Product Notification 4) Cosmetic Category that should Establish Product Information Files...
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Specifications on Imported Non-Special Use Cosmetics Filing Documents Review in Shanghai
Jan 07, 2019
On Nov. 9, 2018, China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) officially announced that registration of first imported non-special use cosmetics will be entirely replaced by filing management nationwide from Nov. 10. Due to the novelty of the new system, authorities in provinces throughout China lack practical experience, prompting both authorities and enterprise alike to turn their attention to Shanghai’s Medical Products Administration, which was the first authority tasked with administrating pilot filing work starting on March 1st, 2017...
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India Consults on the Draft Cosmetics Rules 2018
Dec 25, 2018
On Nov. 29, India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a draft cosmetics regulation—Cosmetics Rules 2018 which consists of 71 rules, 13 schedules and 24 appended forms for public consultation until Jan. 13, 2019...
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China Notifies the Draft Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulations to the WTO
Dec 25, 2018
On Dec. 18, 2018, China submitted a notification (G/TBT/N/CHN/1310) to the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee of WTO proposing to overhaul the outdated overarching cosmetic regulation—Hygiene Supervision of Cosmetics Regulation 1989...
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Chinese Cosmetic Officials Disclose Development Direction of Pending Supervision and Administration Regulation
Dec 11, 2018
From Nov. 23 to Nov. 24 2018, Shanghai held the first International Cosmetics Industry Summit in Fengxian District, attended by a number of Chinese government officials and hundreds of renowned international and domestic cosmetics enterprises including AHC, Avene, Estee Lauder, Lancome, Dabao and Pechoin...
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The Future of Cosmetics in China: Why Animal Testing Will End Sooner Than People Think
Dec 05, 2018
I am expecting China to change its animal testing requirements for imported cosmetics in the short term (maybe we will even see a change in upcoming technical standards and postive inventory system - IECIC) . I think China will utilise a system whereby high risk products/ingredients will still require animal testing data and lower risk products will either be exempt from testing requirements or eligible to generate safety data (toxicological etc.) through the use of alternative models or computer based quantitative risk assessment...
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China Consults on 5 Draft Standards Regarding Cosmetic Safety Assessment
Nov 16, 2018
On Nov. 12, China Association of Fragrance Flavor and Cosmetic Industries (CAFFCI) opened the public consultation on five draft group standards (including 2 guidelines and 3 cosmetic ingredients quality standards) on cosmetic safety assessment in line with a regulatory reform schedule which was detailed in an earlier ChemLinked report...
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Development in Alternatives to Animal Testing of Cosmetics in China
Sep 30, 2018
China has already approved two alternatives testing methods to animal testing to assess skin sensitivity and eye irritation. An additional four alternatives testing methods are currently undergoing public feedback and two more are currently in the research and development phase. On Sep 19, 2018, China Working Group for the Validation of Alternative Testing Methods was newly established...
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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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