Taiwan to Amend Permitted Concentration of Titanium Dioxide in Cosmetics

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Specific rules on controlling titanium dioxide in cosmetics have been released by TFDA.

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration have announced an amendment to cosmetic standards related to the permitted concentration of titanium dioxide used in cosmetics.

In general, those cosmetics containing titanium dioxide under 25% (except for nanomaterial sprays) can comply with general cosmetic regulations and can be exempted from medicated cosmetics license renewal requirements (after expiration) if those cosmetics have already been registered. If a cosmetic contains both titanium dioxide and Nano titanium dioxide, the aggregated concentration of these two ingredients should not surpass 25%.

If the concentration of titanium dioxide and Nano titanium dioxide surpass 25% or those products are sprays containing Nano titanium dioxide, application for review of registration and submission of technical documents according to Technical Documents Necessary for Review of New Compounds Contained in Medicated Cosmetics will be needed.

For sunscreens containing titanium dioxide or Nano titanium dioxide which include SPF label claims on the package, the manufacturer / importer should provide SPF test results.

The TFDA announced it as a preview. Comments can be conveyed to [email protected] before March 5 2017.