China Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Information Submission Methods Updated
- Chaileedo Press
- May 15, 2023
- 2 min read
Cosmetic filers should audit and evaluate the authenticity and completeness of the submission code and the corresponding ingredient safety information provided by the ingredient manufacturer. If authenticity issues are found, the ingredient should not be used.
On May 11, the Guangzhou Municipal Administration for Market Regulation issued the Q&A on General Cosmetic Filing, which provides explanations on the collection and submission of ingredient safety information.
For the collection of ingredient safety information by the filer of general cosmetics, the Guangzhou Supervision Bureau stated that according to the requirements of the Announcement No. 34, 2023 of the National Medical Products Administration on Measures for Further Optimizing Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Information Administration, the cosmetic filer, as the responsible party for product quality and safety, should collect and obtain detailed ingredient safety information when selecting ingredients included in the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients through methods such as requesting information from ingredient manufacturers, reviewing literature, and conducting research and experiments. The filer should then compile the cosmetic ingredient safety information.
At the same time, according to the requirements of Announcement No. 34, 2023, cosmetic filers should audit and evaluate the authenticity and completeness of the submission code and the corresponding ingredient safety information provided by the ingredient manufacturer. If authenticity issues are found, the ingredient should not be used. If completeness issues are found, the cosmetic filer may supplement the collection of corresponding ingredient safety information and submit it by filling out the ingredient safety information themselves, while also explaining the issues with the submission code.
In addition, if the ingredient manufacturer has not yet registered on the ingredient platform and obtained an ingredient safety information submission code, the cosmetic filer can fill out the ingredient safety-related information through the Cosmetic Registration and Filing Information Service Platform and upload a scanned copy of the paper document with the filer's seal. The relevant certification materials for the self-reported ingredient safety information, such as the ingredient quality specification documents provided by the ingredient manufacturers, the literature reviewed, and the research and experiment data, should be filed and kept by the filer for future reference.
It is worth noting that, according to the requirements of Announcement No. 34, 2023, products with different filing periods are subject to different transitional management requirements. Products with an initial filing date between May 1, 2021, and December 31, 2023, should submit ingredients with preservative, sunscreen, coloring, hair dyeing, and whitening functions. Products with an initial filing date of May 1, 2021, should submit ingredients that have quality specification requirements in the Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics, products filed for the first time starting from January 1, 2024, should submit all ingredients.
In addition, this Q&A also answers the method for filling out the recommended dosage of ingredients in cosmetics. Cosmetic filers can fill in the recommended dosage of ingredients in cosmetics according to the information provided by the ingredient manufacturer. If the ingredient manufacturer does not provide relevant information, provides insufficient information, or provides information that does not comply with cosmetic regulations or related technical principles, the cosmetic filer may also fill in this content on their own after conducting sufficient research and having adequate basis. If there is a difference in the recommended dosage between different types of cosmetics (such as stay-on and rinse-off cosmetics), they should be filled in separately.
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