South Korea Consults on Cosmetic Safety Standards

MFDS implemented this draft on April 1, 2022. Check the detailed amendments in the latest version of Regulation on Safety Standards, etc. for Cosmetics at ChemLinked News.

On December 27, 2021, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a notification to solicit public opinions on the draft of Regulation on Safety Standards, etc. for Cosmetics¹. The draft proposed new prohibited ingredients and the management of unintentionally added ingredients. The consultation period is set to end on January 17, 2022.

1. New Prohibited Ingredients

(1) Perfluorinated Compounds

The following eight perfluorinated compounds are added to the prohibited ingredient inventory as they are hard to break down.

English name	Korean name
Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid	노나데카플루오로데카노익애씨드
Nickel(II) trifluoroacetate	니켈(Ⅱ)트리플루오로아세테이트
(+/-)-2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)propyl-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethylether (Tetraconazole-ISO)	(+/-)-2-(2,4-디클로로페닐)-3-(1H-1,2,3-트리아졸-1-일)프로필-1,1,2,2-테트라플루오로에틸에터(테트라코나졸-ISO)
Sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate	소듐노나데카플루오로데카노에이트
Sodium heptadecafluorononanoate	소듐헵타데카플루오로노나노에이트
Ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate	암모늄노나데카플루오로데카노에이트
Ammonium perfluorononanoate	암모늄퍼플루오로노나노에이트
Perfluorononanoic acid	퍼플루오로노나노익애씨드

(2) Persistent Pollutants

The "persistent pollutants" stipulated in the Article 2 (1) of Persistent Organic Pollutants Control Act² are prohibited from being added into cosmetic products, as these substances can pose hazards to people and ecosystems.

(3) 1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzene

1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzene is forbidden from being used in cosmetics following the result of the latest risk evaluation.

2. Restricted Ingredients

(1) The draft specifies that "Benzalkonium Chloride" cannot be used in the spray-type cosmetics.

(2) New restricted colorants in hair dye products and their use limits are proposed: