On Oct. 18, China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued an announcement approving 343 new national standards and 2 revision lists of existing national standards. Among them, one standard is related to the cosmetic industry.
A week after SAMR’s announcement, China General Administration of Customs released 67 industry standards for entry-exit inspection and quarantine, including 2 determination methods for sunscreen cosmetics.
Specifics of these standards are as follows:
Standard Number | Chinese Name | English Name | Date of Release | Date of implementation |
GB/T 38088-2019 | 化妆用具 粉扑 | Make-up accessories—Powder puff | Oct. 18, 2019 | May 1st, 2020 |
SN/T 5150-2019 | 防晒化妆品UVA光防护效果体外测定方法 | In vitro determination method of UVA light protection effect for sunscreen cosmetics | Oct. 25, 2019 | May 1st, 2020 |
SN/T 5151-2019 | 防晒化妆品中7种二苯酮类物质的测定 高效液相色谱法 | Determination of 7 kinds of benzophenone in sunscreen cosmetics —HPLC | Oct. 25, 2019 | May 1st, 2020 |
Note: Currently the full text of these standards has not been released.
GB/T and SN/T
GB/T represents recommended national standard while SN/T refers to recommended industrial standard for commodity inspection.