On April 22, 2024, China’s National Medical Products Administration issued a notice regarding the measures to optimize the management of cosmetic safety assessments. Main contents of NMPA notice: Implement classified management of cosmetic safety assessment data: Enterprises are allowed to submit basic conclusions of safety assessments for certain eligible ordinary cosmetics, with the safety assessment reports to be archived by the cosmetic enterprises for future reference; and Considering that cosmetic research and development require a certain period, to avoid the repeated investment of enterprise resources, cosmetic registrants and filers can still submit a simplified safety assessment report that meets the requirements of the Technical Guidelines for Cosmetic Safety Assessment (2021 Edition) before May 1, 2025.

On April 4, 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) of the European Union issued the preliminary opinion (SCCS/1664/24) on Triphenyl phosphate (CAS No.115-86-6, EC No.204-112-2). The deadline for comments is set for 2 June 2024.

On April 4, 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) of the European Union issued a final opinion on Benzophenone-4(SCCS/1660/23). The preliminary opinion was released on December 15, 2023.

On March 29, 2024, China’s National Institutes for Food and Drug Control released the "Guidelines for Submission of Cosmetic Safety Assessment Information for public comments. Based on the principles of risk management, the "Guidelines for Submission of Cosmetic Safety Assessment Information (Draft for Comment)" classifies the scenarios for the submission of cosmetic safety assessment data; it also establishes key points for self-inspection of cosmetic safety assessment reports to guide enterprises in conducting product safety evaluations.

On April 3, 2024, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2024/996, amending the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

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

We have collected the latest FAQs on ordinary cosmetics filing from the Guangzhou Administration for Market Regulation and translated them into English for your reference.

We have collected the latest FAQs on ordinary cosmetics filing from the Guangzhou Administration for Market Regulation and translated them into English for your reference.

We have collected the latest FAQs on ordinary cosmetics filing from the Guangzhou Administration for Market Regulation and translated them into English for your reference.

On February 10, 2023, the first part of the Canadian Gazette announced the revision to the Canadian Cosmetic Regulations to strengthen the regulation of cosmetics in Canada.