FAQs | Questions on Cosmetic Labelling Clarified by China NMPA

1) Concepts, terms and expressions related to the manufacturer but without clear definition in regulations and uniform understanding among the public, such as “supervised by…”, “presented by…”, “brand authorized by…”, and other trademarks not included in the product trade name are prohibited from labelling;

2) Extremely trace antioxidants, preservatives, stabilizers, etc. can be exempted from labelling if they are added to the ingredient to ensure the ingredient quality;

3) The product executive standard number generated by the NMPA registration and notification system is the same as the registration license or notification certificate number.

On July 20, 2022, China NMPA issued an announcement, answering four FAQs about cosmetic labelling.

🆀: What are the specific requirements for the text used in the Chinese labelling of cosmetics?

🅰: Cosmetics sold in China shall have Chinese labelling, in which standardized Chinese characters shall be used. If other texts or symbols are used in the Chinese labelling, the corresponding explanation and description shall be given in standardized Chinese characters on the same visible panel of the products’ sales packaging, except for websites, names and addresses of overseas enterprises, and conventional technical terms that must be in other languages.

If letters, Chinese pinyin, digits, symbols, etc. are used in the registered trademark in the Chinese name of a product, their meanings shall be explained and described on the same visible panel of the product’s sales packaging.

Except for registered trademarks, the size of other fonts on the same visible panel of the Chinese labelling shall be less than or equal to the standardized Chinese character font.

If a Chinese sticker is affixed to the original foreign packaging, the Chinese sticker shall meet the above requirements as well.

🆀: Why should the information of the registrant, notifier, domestic responsible person, and manufacturer be indicated on the cosmetic label?

🅰: Cosmetics are health-related products. In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers and facilitate them to identify the main subject of product liability, the cosmetic product shall be labelled with the name and address of the product registrant, notifier, and domestic responsible person. In addition, considering that the same registrant or notifier may entrust different manufacturers, and the products produced by different entrusted manufacturers may vary in quality and safety, so the entrusted manufacturer’s information shall also be indicated on the label.

The following information is prohibited from being labelled on the product:

Other concepts, terms and expressions related to manufacturer but without clear definition in regulations and uniform understanding among the public, such as “supervised by…”, “presented by…”, “brand authorized by…”;
Other trademarks not included in the product trade name.

These two kinds of information may make consumers misunderstand the manufacturer and the subject of liability, thus belong to “false or misleading content” stipulated by CSAR.

🆀: Should trace components (such as antioxidants, preservatives, and stabilizers) added to protect ingredients be indicated on the product label?

🅰: Read more

🆀: How to correctly label the product executive standard number?

🅰: Read more

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