CONUSBAT, a provider of internationalisation regulatory services for cosmetics, personal health care products and fine chemicals, has issued an update on recent Asian cosmetic and chemical regulations.
The Chinese Food & Drug Admininstration (C-FDA) issued a notice regarding the revision of the Chinese Chemical Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (C-IECIC), which was launched on 30 June 2014. The contents cover:
- Adding 9 new ingredients into the inventory.
- Changing the product name of 111 plant ingredients.
- Cancelling 20 repeated plant ingredients and 1 plant ingredient
- Indicating the source of 6 plant ingredients.
In South Korea, phenylparaben and chlorocetamide are prohibited in use in cosmetics. Glyceryl PABA and p-aminobenzoic acid are prohibited in use as a UV component and wet wipes, which were classified as ‘industrial goods’, are now classified as a cosmetic.
In Vietnam, online registration for cosmetics products will be implemented soon this year. In April, the Drug Administration issued the prohibition of the following cosmetic ingredients: isopropylparaben, isobutylparaben, phenylparaben, benzylparaben and pentylparaben. Butyl paraben and propyl paraben are still acceptable at max. 0.14% as single ingredient or max. 0.8% as compound ingredient.
Either methylisothiazolinone or the compound of methylchlorothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (ratio 3:1) are allowed to be used in cleansing products only. Content of the compound methylchlorothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone should not exceed 0.0015% of the total composition.
