Taiwan Updates the List of Ingredients Prohibited in Cosmetic Products

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On December 14, 2023, the Taiwanese Ministry of Health and Welfare published a notice on the draft amendment of the List of Ingredients Prohibited in Cosmetic Products to commence a period of public comments. The new amendment will come into effect on July 1, 2024. For any comments or suggestions, please submit them within 60 days from the day following the publication of the notice.

The amendment includes:

1. Updates the regulation of two ingredients.

A. Cells, tissues, or products of human origin: Companies or individuals reviewed and approved by the central competent authority are not restricted.

B. Zirconium and its compounds: Zirconium lakes, salts, pigments used as colorants in cosmetics, and other specified ingredients are not restricted.

The comparison table:

Revised Regulation			Existing Regulation
No.	Substance Name	CAS No.	No.	Substance Name	CAS No.
11	Cells, tissues or products of human origin（Companies or individuals that have been reviewed and approved by the central competent authority are not restricted.）	-	11	Cells, tissues or products of human origin	-
60	Zirconium and its compounds（Zirconium lakes, salts, pigments used as colorants in cosmetics and other specified ingredients are not restricted.）	7440-67-7	60	Zirconium and its compounds are not allowed to be used in spray cosmetics. (Zirconium lakes, salts used as colorants in cosmetics are not restricted.)	7440-67-7

2. Adds nine ingredients prohibited in cosmetic products.

No.	Substance name	CAS No.
651	Aminocaproic acid（INN）and its salts	60-32-2
652	3- and 4-(4-Hydroxy-4-methylpentyl) cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde (HICC)	51414-25-6/ 31906-04-4
653	2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methyl-benzaldehyde (atranol)	526-37-4
654	3-Chloro-2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde (chloroatranol)	57074-21-2
655	Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; heptadecafluorooctane-1- sulfonic acid [1] Potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate; potassium heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonate [2] Diethanolamine perfluorooctane sulfonate [3] Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate; ammonium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate [4] Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate; lithium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate [5]	1763-23-1 [1] 2795-39-3 [2] 70225-14-8 [3] 29081-56-9 [4] 29457-72-5 [5]
656	Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate	3825-26-1
657	Perfluorooctanoic acid	335-67-1
658	Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid [1] Ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate [2] Sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate [3]	335-76-2 [1] 3108-42-7[2] 3830-45-3[3]
659	Perfluorononan-1-oic acid [1] and its sodium [2] and ammonium [3] salts	375-95-1 [1] 21049-39-8[2] 4149-60-4[3]

This amendment demonstrates the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s ongoing concern for cosmetic safety, the continuous strengthening of regulation over cosmetic ingredients and the commitment to public health. The ministry encourages cosmetic manufacturers, experts, and consumers to actively participate in providing comments, jointly promoting the development of the cosmetics industry.

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