China NIFDC has finalized technical guidelines clarifying the requirements for updating NCI notification information. The guidelines cover three categories of updates: self-maintained information, enterprise information, and new ingredient information.
On March 27, 2025, the China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released a Technical Guidelines for Updating Notification Information of New Cosmetic Ingredients (Draft for Comments) for public consultation. On December 15, 2025, NIFDC published the finalized technical guideline and together with accompanying FAQs.
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South Korea has established a cosmetic safety assessment system through the partial amendment to the Cosmetics Act (Act No. 21302, promulgated on December 30, 2025). Under the new system, cosmetic responsible sellers are required to prepare and retain product safety assessment documentation reviewed by a safety assessor before products are placed on the market or distributed. MFDS plans to further develop detailed rules and conduct pilot programs in 2026, with phased implementation expected from 2028 and full mandatory application around 2031.
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