In October 2022, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has published "Guidelines for Alternative Test Methods for Animals such as Cosmetics" to evaluate the phototoxicity and skin sensitization of cosmetics without using experiment
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On September 29, 2022, Beijing Municipal Medical Products Administration's Cosmetics Evaluation and Inspection Center issued Questions and Answers (FAQ) on the registration form filing for complying with general cosmetics requirements regarding th
On July 18, 2022, the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of Malaysia published the Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia — Second Edition.
On October 18, 2022, China's National Medical Products administration notified that certain cosmetics samples inspected under the Yunnan Institute of Food and Drug Supervision and Inspection contained Betamethasone dipropionate (a glucocorticoid s
It has come to notice that customs agencies in China have been strictly scruitinizing the shipments of cosmetics containing Triethanolamine (a.k.a.
China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) launched its upgraded version of the National Cosmetic Adverse Reaction Monitoring System on October 01, 2022.
On July 27, 2022, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) released a new cosmetics supplementary testing method (BJH 202201: Determination of Five Components Including Mupirocin in Cosmetics) specifying the determination meth
On September 08, 2022, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) released a new cosmetics supplementary testing method (BJH 202202: Determination of Eight Components Including Elubiol in Cosmetics) specifying the determination method
With an aim to understand the attitudes, practices and behaviours of women in Brunei Darussalam on the usage of cosmetics, a survey was conducted through social media whereby responses of women aged between 18 and 65 years (who used a cosmetic pro
On August 19, 2022, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced that from October 1, 2022, cosmetics registration certificate will be issued electronically.