The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has requested the disposal of all cosmetics containing the prohibited ingredient "Lilial" (Butylephenyl methylpropional) on October 14, 2024. This ingredient is known to be harmful to the reproductive system and was added to Annex 2 of the Toys and Cosmetics (Prohibited Substances) Regulations in 2022, prohibiting the sale of products contain..

Taiwan TFDA announced on June 30, 2024 that it is implementing Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) to ensure the quality of cosmetics, and GMP for cosmetics will be officially implemented from July 1, 2024. The manufacturing sites for sunscreens, hair dyes, perm products, antiperspirants, deodorants, and home-use teeth whitening products containing peroxide will be the first group required to comp..

Two new features related to product listing have been updated in the Cosmetic Direct Portal, the U.S. FDA’s electronic submission portal for MOCRA cosmetic facility registration and product listing. These updates will enhance the convenience of product management.  The two new features added to the Cosmetic Direct Portal are as follows:- Products discontinued in the market can now be marked as d..

The FDA has implemented the Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP) for general cosmetics, but the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) was enacted on December 29, 2022 for the safety of consumers.Under MOCRA, manufacturers who manufacture or process cosmetics distributed in the United States are required to prepare safety reports, labeling requirements, and register ..

In Australia, sunscreen is classified as a primary sunscreen or a secondary sunscreen depending on the SPF index. If it is classified as a medical product according to the performance of sunscreen, it is subject to TGA regulation, and if it is classified as a cosmetic, it is subject to AICIS regulation. Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced updated requirements for sun..

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..

On February 23, 2024, CDSCO(Central Drugs Standard Control Organization), through a circular, required all registered importers of cosmetic products in India to submit an annual declaration detailing the imported products from the date of approval of registration. Effective immediately from February 23, 2024, this directive is consistent with the regulations set out in the Cosmetics Rules 2020. ..

According to the law below, Responsible sellers are required to report the 2023 cosmetics production performance to the Korea Cosmetic Association from January 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024. • 「Cosmetics Act」 Article 5 / Article 4 (Duty of business operator, etc.) • 「Cosmetics Act Enforcement Rules」 Article 13 (Report on production performance of cosmetics, etc.) • 「Regulations on the production ..

What is customized cosmetics? This refers to cosmetics in which a person with a dispensing manager license divides the contents of cosmetics or mixes the contents of cosmetics with raw materials determined by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety. According to the law below, a list of all raw materials used in customized cosmetics must be reported to the Korea Cosmetics Association by the end of ..

Based on the results of the risk assessment, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced some revisions, such as adding some ingredients of hair dye to the list of raw materials that cannot be used in cosmetics and adding a chemical substance identification number (CAS No.) such as raw materials that cannot be used in cosmetics to increase the convenience of identifying raw materials. Please ..