On January 29, 2023, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that Chinese National Standard "GB 7919-1987: Procedures and methods of safety evaluation for cosmetics" will be repealed.
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On January 11, 2023, the National Drug Administration of Malaysia issued Announcement No. 1/2023, the "Guidelines for the Regulation of Cosmetics in Malaysia".
The main contents include:In January 2023, National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China updated the notification information of three new cosmetic ingredients (NCIs), namely Donkey oil (notified on January 4, 2023), Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine (notified on J
On January 30, 2023, the Vietnam Drug Administration issued Announcement No. 817/QLD-MP to revise regulations on cosmetic ingredient requirements to align with the ASEAN Cosmetics Agreement updated on January 19, 2023.
The information given by the NPRA is as follows:
Flashhskinzz Night Cream, which contains hydroquinone, and Rissa Skin Moisturizer, which contained hydroquinone, tretinoin, and betamethasone 17-valerate, have been banned.
In order to strengthen the supervision and management of cosmetics and standardise the sampling and inspection of cosmetics in accordance with the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics, the Measures for the Supervision and
New York Governor Hochul signed a bill into law prohibiting the use of mercury and several mercury-containing compounds in cosmetics and personal care products on December 23, 2022.
MoCRA defines federal cosmetics requirements for facility registration, safety evidence, good manufacturing practises, adverse event reporting, and more.
As part of a market inspection, Infarmed—the Autoridade Nacional dos Medicamentos e Produtos de Sade—"verified the existence on the national market of cosmetic products distributed by L'Oréal Portugal, Unipersonal Ltd.
Unilever promised many years ago that it would never use animals to test the safety of its products or ingredients.