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Taiwan to Ban 17 Cosmetic Ingredients

Taiwan FDA issued a draft on Feb.2nd 2017 proposing to ban the use of 17 ingredients in cosmetics. Taiwan FDA issued a draft on Feb.2nd 2017 proposing to ban the use of 17 cosmetic ingredients, which may harm human health...  

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Taiwan FDA issued a draft on Feb.2nd 2017 proposing to ban the use of 17 ingredients in cosmetics.

Taiwan FDA issued a draft on Feb.2nd 2017 proposing to ban the use of 17 cosmetic ingredients, which may harm human health. From Jan 1st 2018, cosmetic products containing these ingredients are prohibited from import, manufacture, sale and supply or intent to sell, supply and display.

Comments or suggestions can be conveyed to TFDA (joyin@fda.gov.tw) within 60 days from Feb. 3th 2017.

 

17 Prohibited Ingredients (Draft)

Scientific name

Remark

Safrole/Shikimol

prohibited for use in cosmetics

(for ingredients sourced from lauraceae, safrole may appear as residue:

1. safrole shall be no more than 100ppm as residue in finished products;

2. safrole is prohibited as residue in children cosmetics.)

Verbena oil (lippia citriodora kunth.)

 

 

Prohibited for use in cosmetics

Costus root oil (saussurea lappa Clarke)

Fig leaf absolute (ficus carica L.)

Alocasiacucullata (Lour.) Schott

 

 

 

 

 

Plants of these scientific names are prohibited for use in cosmetics

Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu

Alocasia odora(Roxb.)K. Koch

Catharanthus roseaus (L.) G. Don

Cerbera manghas L.

Ranunculus L.,(Ranunculaceae)

Aristolochia fangchi Y. C. Wu ex L. D. Chou et S. M. Hwang

Aristolochia manshuriensis Kom

Crotalaria sessiliflora L.

Dioscorea hispida Dennst.

Gelsemium elegans Benth.

Stellera chamaejasme L.

Anemone hupehensis Lemoine

 

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