Guangdong Releases Two Group Standards regarding Microorganism Control in Cosmetics

On Dec.16, Guangdong Chamber of Daily-use Chemicals (GDCDC) approved two new group standards, detailing the test requirements of microorganism in cosmetics as well as the management specifications in the cosmetic manufacturing process. These standards are voluntary and shall take effect on January 1^st, 2020.

Enterprises who propose to adopt the 2 standards should fill out the application form and self-declaration commitment to apply to the GDCDC for the full text.

The contact information is:

Telephone number: 020-83356096
E-mail: gdrihua@126.com

No.	Chinese Name	English Name	Standard Code
1	化妆品防腐挑战性测试方法	Cosmetics Antimicrobial Preservative Effectiveness Test Method	T/GDCDC 010-2019
2	化妆品生产企业微生物控制规范	Microbiological Control Specifications for Cosmetic Manufacturers	T/GDCDC 011-2019

Requirements on the microbiological indicators

As per Cosmetic Safety and Technical Standards (2015), all testing results analyzing the presence of heavy metals, microorganism, restricted and active ingredients in cosmetics must meet relevant requirements specified in the standards. The limitation of microbiological indicators in cosmetics are as follows:

Microbiological indicator	Limit	Remark
Total bacterial count (CFU/g or CFU/ml)	≤500	Eye-applicable cosmetics, lip care and lip make-up and children's cosmetics
Total bacterial count (CFU/g or CFU/ml)	≤1000	Other cosmetics
Molds and yeast count (CFU/g or CFU/ml)	≤100
Fecal Coliforms/g (or ml)	Not be tested out
Staphylococcus Aureus/g (or ml)	Not be tested out
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa/g (or ml)	Not be tested out

What are group standards?

Generally, group standards refer to a series of voluntary standards established or adopted by a professional association or body which provide a certain theoretical and practical basis for the formulation of relevant national standards or industrial specifications.