China to Update Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients 2014

On June 16 2015, China Food and Drug Administration announced it is to append the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China 2014 (IECIC). A draft list of 147 ingredients was released for public consultation. The period for public consultation will end on June 25.

The main changes made by the CFDA is the correction of the ingredient naming errors made in the 2014 IECIC.  20 ingredients were also deleted due to duplication errors. Papaver somniferum seed extract is also removed in accordance with the requirements of the “Strengthening Supervision and Management of Papaver Somniferum Food”.

It should be noted that 9 ingredients are added in the list as these cosmetic products use ingredients that have already obtained imported cosmetics licenses. They are：

• Raspberryketone glucoside
• Hesperidinase
• Harungana madagascariensis extract
• Undeceth-3
• Peg-50 hydrogenated palmamide
• Peg/ppg-150/30 copolymer
• Decyl isostearate
• Tris(ppg-3 benzyl ether) citrate
• Chondrus crispus (carrageenan)

* Click here to see the draft list.

Reference:

http://www.sda.gov.cn/WS01/CL0781/121764.html