On February 19, 2024, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced five new test methods for cosmetic ingredients, including the method for azelaic acid and its salts. These methods will be officially incorporated into the Technical Guidelines for Cosmetic Safety (2015 Edition) and will take effect starting July 1, 2025. The test methods to be included in the 2015 Edition of..

On May 12, 2025, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China revised and announced the list of medical devices exempt from clinical evaluation to facilitate medical device registration and management. The clinical evaluation exemption list was originally established in 2023 and updated in 2025. It announces categories of medical devices for which clinical evaluation can be waiv..

On April 28, 2025, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China released regulations outlining the basic requirements for the quality management of online sales of medical devices. These regulations specify the requirements that apply to online sellers and e-commerce platform operators selling medical devices online in China. The main contents of the regulation are as follows: ..

China, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), announced the on April 29, 2024, to strengthen supervision and standardize the inspection of cosmetics and implemented it on November 1, 2024. The key points of the Cosmetics Inspection and Management Methods are as follows: 1) Inspection Subjects:- Cosmetics manufacturers, operators, and other relevant entities and individuals subject..

2024年10月30日、中国国家医薬品監督管理総局(NMPA)は化粧品安全性に関する技術規格(2015)をアップデートしました。 更新された内容は、化粧品に含まれる「アゼラ酸及びその塩類の試験方法」を含む5つの試験方法が、化粧品の安全性に関する技術規格（2015）に含まれるものです。 化粧品の安全性に関する技術規格(2015)の5つの基準の制定および改正内容の要約は以下の通りです。 No.Test ItemImplementation DateNew / Revised 1Test Methods for Azelaic Acid and Its Salts in CosmeticsJuly 1, 2025New2Test Methods for Phenacetin in Cosmetics3Test Methods for Hydroxydecanoic Acid Cosmetic..

On November 4, 2024, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the registration of a new cosmetic ingredient, Isobutylamido Thiazoyl Resorcinol (Thiamidol 630).  This ingredient is the first to be registered since the implementation of the Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR) in 2021. It has been verified for its efficacy and safety by the registratio..

On October 30, 2024, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China updated the Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics (2015). The update includes the addition of five testing methods, one of which is for the “Test Methods for Azelaic Acid and its Salts in cosmetics”These new and revised standards are now incorporated into the 2015 edition of the Safety and Technical Standard..

The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China issued the Regulations on July 8, 2024 to steadily promote the relevant work of high-frequency treatment devices and high-frequency skin treatment devices, and take into account the requirements of public equipment safety and orderly development of the industry. Annex 09-07-02 of the “Notice on Partial Adjustment of the Medical Device ..

NMPA announced “notice on improving cosmetics safety evaluation and management measures” on April 22, 2024 to further optimize cosmetics safety evaluation and management and to promote orderly implementation of the cosmetics safety evaluation system. This announcement will take effect from May 1, 2024. The contents of the notice, which will take effect from May 1, 2024, are as follows. 1. Classi..

The CMDE under the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has issued guidelines for registration and review of high-frequency beauty devices (No. 8[2023]). Manufacturers of radio frequency beauty devices classified as Class III will have to comply with the new technical review guidelines from April 1, 2024. The High Frequency beauty device Registration and Review Guidelines (No..