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Three Significant Changes Worthy of Attention in Technical Safety Standard for Cosmetics

On August 12th, CFDA opened Technical Safety Standard for Cosmetic for public consultation. The new standard “Technical Safety Standard for Cosmetics” replaces the Hygienic Standard for Cosmetics (2007).   Articulated within the standard are significantly reduced maximum impurity level requirements, stricter requirements for children’s cosmetics and an appended list of prohibited substances which has an additional 100 substances added.
The Hygienic Standard for Cosmetics is the primary reference standard used by Chinese cosmetic companies when manufacturing cosmetics, however due to technological progress within the industry the standard is now outdated . According to the CFDA “Technical Safety Standard for Cosmetics is a refinement of the key concepts, terms and definitions in the current standard aimed at improving safety and quality assessment and encompassing the technical progress made in China’s cosmetic industry over the course of the last several years."
  • Lower impurities levels:

First of all, the highlight of the Technical Safety Standard for Cosmetic is the adjustment of the residue limits of lead and arsenic from the current 40mg/kg and 10m/kg respectively to 10mg/kg, 2mg/kg. The Standard newly adds cadmium and dioxane to the harmful substance list and sets the limits at 5mg/kg and 30mg/kg. The standard also emphasizes that asbestos should not be found in cosmetics.

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