China NMPA Relaxes the Threshold for the Person in Charge of Cosmetic Quality and Safety

Background

China's new cosmetic regulation, the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR), has added mandatory staffing requirements for cosmetic registrants, notifiers, and entrusted production enterprises. They should be equipped with “a person in charge of quality and safety" ("the person"), who shall have professional knowledge related to the quality and safety of cosmetics and more than five years of work experience in cosmetic production or quality and safety management, to undertake corresponding product quality and safety management and product release responsibilities.