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Taiwan Formally Banned 15 Ingredients Including Safrole in Cosmetics

As forecasted in August, Taiwan will ban 15 ingredients including Safrole (see news on CL) Now TFDA has released formal document of the ban. In the official document, basic requirements for 15 banned ingredients are identical with the draft, and the ban will be effective on July 1st 2018. The original doc can be referred to Chemlinked Database: Taiwan Banned Ingredients such as Safrole in Cosmetics now...

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As forecasted in August, Taiwan will ban 15 ingredients including Safrole (see news on CL) Now TFDA has released formal document of the ban.

In the official document, basic requirements for 15 banned ingredients are identical with the draft, and the ban will be effective on July 1st 2018. The original doc can be referred to Chemlinked Database: Taiwan Banned Ingredients such as Safrole in Cosmetics now.

Annex 15 ingredients will be banned in cosmetics in Taiwan:

No.

CAS No.

Name

Remark

1

94 -59 -7

Safrole / Shikimol

Prohibited to use in cosmetics, but if ingredients resource from lauraceae, Safrole/Shikimol as residuals can't be tolerant no more than 100ppm

2

8024 -12 -2

Verbena essential oil (Lippia citriodora Kunth)

Prohibited to use in cosmetics, but exclude Verbena absolute (Lippia citriodora Kunth)

3

8023 -88 -9

Costus root oil (Saussurea lappa Clarke)

Prohibited to use in cosmetics

4

68916 -52 -9

Fig leaf absolute (Ficus carica L)

Prohibited to use in cosmetics

5

 

Alocasia cucullata (Lour.) Schott

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

6

 

Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu (Amorphophallus konjac)

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetic, but exclude refined, detoxidated food Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu (Amorphophallus konjac)

7

 

Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott (Alocasia odora (Roxb.) K. Koch)

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

8

 

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

9

 

Cerbera manghas L.

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

10

84929 -74 -8

Ranunculus L., (Ranunculaceae)

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

11

 

Crotalaria sessiliflora L.

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

12

 

Dioscorea hispida Dennst

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

13

 

Gelsemium elegans Benth

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

14

 

Stellera chamaejasme L.

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

15

 

Anemone hupehensis Lemoine

Prohibited to use the plant of this name into cosmetics

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