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Malaysia Amends Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements: 17 Ingredients Added and 12 Ingredients Revised
Jan 25, 2024
The amendments are: 1) Annex II: List of Prohibited Ingredients - 15 added and 4 revised 2) Annex III: List of Restricted Ingredients - 5 revised 3) Annex IV: List of Permitted Colorants – 1 revised 4) Annex VI: List of Permitted Preservatives - 1 deleted 5) Annex VII: List of Permitted UV Filters – 2 added and 1 revised
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Malaysia Amends Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements: 19 Prohibited Ingredients Added and 5 Ingredients Revised
Jul 06, 2023
On July 4, 2023, Malaysia National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) released Circular No. 2/2023 Information on the Updated Status of Ingredients in the Annexe of the Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia. According to the Circular, 19 prohibited ingredients and 2 restricted ingredients are added; 1 restricted ingredient, 1 permitted preservative and 1 permitted UV filter are revised.
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Malaysia Amends Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements: 42 Prohibited Ingredients Added and 3 Ingredients Revised
Feb 22, 2023
The main amendments include: 1) Annexe II: List of Prohibited Ingredients – 42 added 2) Annexe IV: List of Permitted Colorants – 1 revised 3) Annexe VI: List of Permitted Preservatives – 1 revised 4) Annexe VII: List of Permitted UV Filters – 1 revised
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Malaysia Amends Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products
Jul 26, 2022
The main amendments are 1) Adding product examples classified as cosmetics and not classified as cosmetics, requirements for product complaints, as well as 3 guidance for hand sanitizers, antibacterial hygiene products, and product reporting and recall; 2) Revising and clarifying requirements for cosmetic notification, GMP inspection, GMP certificate, as well as cosmetic naming, labeling, claiming, and advertising.
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Malaysia NPRA Adopts Six Changes to Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements
Jul 07, 2022
Malaysia adopted six changes to cosmetic ingredient use requirements, including: 1) Adding one prohibited ingredient, one restricted ingredient and one permitted preservative; 2) Amending the use requirements of two restricted ingredients and one permitted preservative.
Malaysia
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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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Malaysia to Amend Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements: 223 Newly Prohibited Ingredients and 10 Newly Permitted Ingredients
Dec 16, 2021
On Dec. 13, 2021, Malaysia National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) released Circular No. 3/2021 Information on the Updated Status of Ingredients in Annex in the Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia. According to the Circular, 223 prohibited ingredients, 8 restricted ingredients, 1 permitted preservative, and 1 permitted UV filter are added.
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Malaysia NPRA Updates Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements
Oct 22, 2021
Malaysia adopted 8 changes to cosmetic ingredient use requirements: ·Adding three prohibited ingredients; ·Adding two restricted ingredients; ·Correcting the errors of two colorants’ use requirements; ·Amending the preamble of List of Permitted Preservatives.
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Malaysia to Implement Updated Halal Certification Procedure Manual (MPPHM), Halal Management System and Standards in 2021
Oct 28, 2020
Malaysian Halal Certification Procedure Manual (MPPHM) 2020, Malaysian Halal Management System 2020, and Malaysian Standard 2019, the main references for halal certification, will be implemented on January 1, 2021.
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Malaysia Requires Halal Certificate Holders to Sign HCA with Certification Body
Aug 28, 2020
The Circular stipulates that all SPHM holders shall sign the HCA with the halal certification body to ensure the requirements stated in ISO/IEC 17065-Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes, and Services and the references applicable in the implementation of certification are complied with by both parties...
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