On Oct. 26, 2020, China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released an announcement consulting on the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China (IECIC) 2015 [1].
Local Medical Products Administration departments, testing institutions, cosmetic industry associations, cosmetic manufacturers, and research institutions can submit revision suggestions for the naming accuracy and safety of ingredients in the IECIC 2015. The public consultation will last until Oct. 30, 2020. Any suggestions can be mailed to ChemLinked (contact@chemlinked.com) before Oct. 29, 2020, and we will submit to the NIFDC.
Information Required for Suggestion Submission
1. Revision suggestions for the ingredient name
Required Information | Example |
Ingredient serial number in the IECIC 2015 | 4779 |
Ingredient Chinese name | 木棉花(BOMBAX MALABARICUM)提取物 |
Ingredient INCI name/English name | BOMBAX MALABARICUM FLOWER EXTRACT |
Suggested revised ingredient Chinese name | 木棉(BOMBAX MALABARICUM)花提取物 |
Suggested revised ingredient INCI name/English name | BOMBAX MALABARICUM FLOWER EXTRACT |
Notes/Description | *** |
Contact person | *** |
Unit | *** |
Contact number | *** |
Email address | *** |
2. Revision suggestions for the ingredient safety
Required Information | Example |
Ingredient serial number in the IECIC 2015 | 6776 |
Ingredient Chinese name | 万寿菊(TAGETES ERECTA)花提取物 |
Ingredient INCI name/English name | TAGETES ERECTA FLOWER EXTRACT |
Revision reason | According to SCCP/0869/05, TAGETES ERECTA FLOWER EXTRACT may pose potential risks to consumer health |
Any related safety documents (specific documents should be submitted together in the form of compressed files) | The document of SCCP/0869.05 is attached |
Notes/Description | / |
Contact person | *** |
Unit | *** |
Contact number | *** |
Email address | *** |
Download the suggestion forms here:
Introduction of IECIC 2015
IECIC 2015 serves as a gold standard reference for cosmetic ingredients regulation and encompasses a list of 8783 permitted ingredients to be used in cosmetics in China. An ingredient is deemed as ”new” if not included in IECIC and is required to be approved by NMPA before being used in cosmetics.
The Chinese and English version of IECIC 2015 can be found on ChemLinked Cosmelist.