Custom cosmetic sellers shall bear the primary responsibility of product quality control.
On November 20, 2019, Choi Mira, head of the Cosmetics Policy Division of South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), said at the Seminar on Strengthening the Safety Management of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises that the Custom Cosmetics Explanation Session will be held on December 10 [1].
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Under the current regulatory framework, cosmetics registrants and notifiers can continue to submit a simplified version of the safety assessment report during the registration or notification process until May 1, 2025. Following this deadline, a full version of the safety assessment will be mandated. To facilitate a smooth transition, China is planning to release a set of technical guidelines.
The current cosmetic technical standard STSC 2015 specifies the cosmetics' general safety standards, prohibited/restricted/permitted ingredients and testing methods. It is revised aperiodically in response to changing trade practices in the industry. China is planning to issue a new version of STSC.
