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China NIFDC Consults on Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients (IECIC) 2015

IECIC 2015 is now open for public consultation. Cosmetic stakeholders can propose revisions to the naming accuracy and safety of ingredients in the IECIC 2015.

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 InformationExample
Ingredient serial number in the IECIC 20154779
Ingredient Chinese name木棉花(BOMBAX MALABARICUM)提取物
Ingredient INCI name/English nameBOMBAX MALABARICUM FLOWER EXTRACT
Suggested revised ingredient Chinese name木棉(BOMBAX MALABARICUM)提取物
Suggested revised ingredient INCI name/English nameBOMBAX MALABARICUM FLOWER EXTRACT
Notes/Description***
Contact person***
Unit***
Contact number***
Email address***

2. Revision suggestions for the ingredient safety

Required InformationExample
Ingredient serial number in the IECIC 20156776
Ingredient Chinese name万寿菊(TAGETES ERECTA)花提取物
Ingredient INCI name/English nameTAGETES ERECTA FLOWER EXTRACT
Revision reasonAccording 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***

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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.

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