Sunscreen Post-market Inspection Strengthened — Premarket Approval of Cosmetics NOT Once for All

Since January 10th, 2017, China Food and Drug Administration (hereafter referred to as CFDA) has notified unqualified cosmetics for 10 times, among which it involves many types of cosmetics and cosmetic companies at home and abroad. CFDA strengthens post-market supervision and inspection on cosmetics, which shows the authority’s attitude and determination and also bells the alarm for companies that quality always comes first, even after getting the administrative approval. What are the specific regulatory requirements on cosmetics in market? According to the Cosmetic Hygienic Management Regulation issued by the State Council in 1989, all cosmetics in China shall submit a series of documents to CFDA or local FDA before importation and sales to assess the safety and compliance of products. Compared with other major cosmetics trading countries, the pre-market registration procedures and technical review for cosmetics in China are super strict, especially for imported cosmetics. It needs the formula, package&label,…

Jan. 09th, 2017

REACH24H Attends Society of Cosmetic Chemists 70th Annual Conference

For more than 70 years since the beginning from 1945, Society of Cosmetic Chemists(SCC) has dedicated to the advancement of cosmetic science, the Society strives to increase and disseminate scientific information through meetings and publications. By promoting research in cosmetic science and industry, and by setting high ethical, professional and educational standards, we reach our goal of improving the qualifications of cosmetic scientists. Our mission is to further the interests and recognition of cosmetic scientists while maintaining the confidence of the public in the cosmetic and toiletries industry. The 70th annual conference attracts over 200 attendees from Universities and research facilities in US, BASF, Dow Corning, Avon, Johnson& Johnson, Lonza, Croda, Evonik, Coty, Silab and so on. While there are technology showcase exhibits during the event, there sessions on Sun protection, color cosmetics and hair were hold in the first day, there concurrent sessions on specific topics in the next…

Dec. 15th, 2015

Reach24h Martin Hu attended Cosmetics Europe meeting

Reach24h Martin Hu has accepted an invitation from Cosmetics Europe to hold a meeting and do a speech about China’s current situation regarding cosmetic regulations during this year’s Cosmetic Europe Week. Martin Hu, a core member of the Reach 24H Consulting Group cosmetic division will share in-depth information regarding the definition of “cosmetics”, it will also cover ingredient control in China, the different registration ways for finished products in China and Cross-Border E-commerce for oversea companies who never entered China market. The last point will be especially useful and it should be the point of interest for many people attending the Cosmetics Europe week. The Cosmetics Europe week 2015 will be hold in Brussels, starts June 16th and ends June 19th. It will take place in The Hotel located at the Boulevard de Waterloo 38.  The organizers, Cosmetics Europe are aiming to give a very interesting learning experience and the…

Oct. 15th, 2015

REACH24H Attends 2015 Cosmetic Europe International Conference

Situation of China Cosmetic Regulatory Compliance”, which gained great concerns and recognized by the audience. For more than 50 years Cosmetic Europe have been an established European association representing over 4000 member companies and associations of different sizes in the cosmetics and personal care industry. Its mission is to shape an operating environment conducive to long-term growth to make products which decisively contribute to individual and social well-being in everyday life. The subject of this year’s conference is “Cosmetics at the Crossroads of Science and Regulation”, attracts over 250 attendees from European Commission, Personal Care Products Council, Japan Cosmetic Industry Association, and multinational companies, e.g. L’Oréal, Chanel, Henkel, Avon, Johnson& Johnson, Kao, Shiseido, Coty, Beiersdorf and so on. 2015 Cosmetic Europe International Conference Two sessions on Trends and challenges in science, risk assessment and regulation were hold in the first day, eight breakout sessions on specific topics in the next…

Jun. 25th, 2015

REACH24H is invited to speech at this year’s Cosmetic Europe Week (June 16th-19th)

REACH24H Consulting Group cosmetic division will share in-depth information regarding the definition of “cosmetics”, it will also cover ingredient control in China, the different registration ways for finished products in China and Cross-Border E-commerce for oversea companies who never entered China market. The last point will be especially useful and it should be the point of interest for many people attending the Cosmetics Europe week. Registration Portal: http://www.cosmeticseurope-conference.org/cosmeticsweek The Cosmetics Europe week 2015 will be hold in Brussels, starts June 16th and ends June 19th. It will take place in The Hotel located at the Boulevard de Waterloo 38.  The organizers, Cosmetics Europe are aiming to give a very interesting learning experience and the best possible to create a network and business opportunity for all stakeholders who are interested in the cosmetics and personal care industry. The week will start with a two-day scientific and regulatory conference. During the cosmetics…

May. 05th, 2015

REACH24H Acquired Qualification of Cosmetics Safety Assessment in the EU from the “Vrije Universiteit Brussel” (Belgium)

The training course which located at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is the classic course that has been held for nearly 20 years and is widely recognized in the industry. The organizer of the training course, Vera Rogiers is a professor in the faculty Medicine and Pharmacy at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She is currently the head of department of Toxicology and the SCCS invited expert who previously was the co-chair of SCCS. Certificate of Tommy Kong Certificate of Cindy Xie It is well known that cosmetic product safety is affected by many factors. Therefore, safety assessment of cosmetics is a comprehensive course requiring multi disciplines to support, which  may involve toxicology, dermatology, clinical, chemistry, material science, human body engineering and computer science. Any assessment aspect can be treated as a separate expertise into which in-depth research can be explored. Top experts specialized in the specific area of safety assessment of…

Apr. 30th, 2015

China Cosmetics Regulations Changes

China Cosmetics Regulations Changes July 20th 2015 marked the day that the China Food and Drugs Administration released the second version of the Draft regarding Cosmetic Regulations, this will replace November 15th 2014 version. The draft is the evolved version of the Umbrella law on cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation which was created in 1989. We are now in the period that is called “the public consultation” and this period ends August 20th, this is a critical period because it might be the last chance to interact with the CFDA before the Draft becomes official. What is the draft? The draft is the revised version of the Cosmetic Health Supervision Regulations. This project started in 2013, got it first revision in 2014 and now it evolved into the second draft in 2015. Created by the China Food and Drugs Administration (CFDA) after in-depth studies, extensive research and being repeatedly modified…

Jan. 09th, 2015

To brush or not to brush

Last month China turned every eye in the cosmetic industry on itself after they released the revision of the Draft. Why was it necessary to revise the Draft? To understand this we must first understand the definition of “cosmetics” in China. According the China Food and Drugs Administration cosmetics refers to products that are applied to the human body surfaces (lips, skin, nails, hairs, etc.) teeth and oral mucosa by smearing, spraying or using any other similar approach with the purpose of cleaning, protecting, modifying and safe keeping its condition. The main functions of oral care products such as toothpaste are cleaning and beautification, only these two functions should be enough to add toothpaste into the cosmetics category. The problem we face now is the fact that it is not as easy to see things this black and white. It will all depend on the claim of the product. For…

Jan. 09th, 2015

REACH24H Attend the 3rd Alternative Method Seminar

Chengdu, November 12-15, 2014

Nov. 25th, 2014

SFDA consults on a newly-added licensing procedure for special use cosmetics

On August 20, 2012, SFDA started to seek public comments on a notice concerning a newly-added licensing procedure to further regulate the format and content of submitted application dossiers.

 

22 August 2012

 

Under the notice, SFDA will issue a new result “recommend approval after information supplementation”, if the following situations occur:

Aug. 22nd, 2012
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