On December 17, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued a notice to further optimize the import and export supervision measures for low-concentration triethanolamine mixtures. The notice will officially take effect from January 1, 2025.

This article compiles data on cosmetic sampling inspections conducted within China and updates related information for November 2024.

We have collected the latest FAQs on ordinary cosmetics filing from the Beijing Cosmetics Review and Inspection Center and translated them into English for your reference.

On November 12, 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) of the European Union issued preliminary opinion (SCCS/1671/24) on Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (CAS No. 5466-77-3/83834-59-7). The deadline for comments is set for January 17, 2025.

On November 15, 2024, the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released the "Information on Ingredients Used in Marketed Products (Revised Draft for Comments)" to solicit public comments. Companies can submit their comments and related materials via email to hzpylfjw@nifdc.org.cn by November 30, 2024.

On October 30, 2024, a pilot enforcement project completed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Enforcement Forum revealed that approximately 6% of cosmetic products in the markets of 13 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA) contain hazardous chemicals banned under the POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) Regulation and REACH Regulation. The inspection covered nearly 4,500 cosmetic products. Enforcement agencies reviewed ingredient lists, focusing on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), and their related substances, as well as cyclic siloxanes D4 and D5.

We have collected the latest FAQs on new cosmetic ingredients registration and filing in China and translated them into English for your reference.

Recently, China's National Institutes for Food and Drug Control issued two catalogs, including, The International Authoritative Cosmetic Safety Assessment Data Index; and Usage Information for Ingredients in Marketed Products

On April 4, 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) of the European Union issued a final opinion on Aluminium(SCCS/1662/23). The preliminary opinion was released on December 14, 2023.

On April 16, 2024, CIRS Group once again assisted our client in obtaining two new cosmetic ingredient registration numbers, marking the fourth and fifth new cosmetic ingredient registration numbers that CIRS Group has helped companies acquire in 2024.