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Cosmetic

SFDA Simplifies Modification Application of Cosmetic Administrative Licensing

SFDA consults on a draft notice of further simplifying modification of companies’ names or addresses on the condition that the production site does not been changed.     20 August 2012   According to the notice, cosmetic manufacturers that already obtain the hygiene license or record keeping certificate from SFDA, are allowed to apply for one-time modification of names, addresses, responsible agents in China together with product information that is under processing. Documents that have been submitted before need not submitting repeatedly.

2012-08-22

Industrial Chemical

China Plans on New GHS Standards by 2014

China releases plan to formulate and revise a bunch of national standards: GB 13690 to be revised again and the first GB standard on GHS classification for chemical hazard to the ozone layer is officially put on the agenda   20 August 2012   China is beginning from 2012 the formulation and revision of two compulsory national standards (so called GB standards) regarding China GHS classification, according to a recent ministerial notice issued from China’s Standardization Administration (SAC) on August the 13th. The two GBs will go together with in all over two thousand compulsory (1,124) and recommended (1,052) national standards which SAC has determined to lay down by 2014 as a first group of its 2012 national standard plan.

2012-08-20

Cosmetic

Four HJ Standards concerning Food and Cosmetics

Shan Xi CIQ formulated four industrial standards regarding testing methods for food and cosmetics imported and exported August 15, 2012   With a view to filling in the blanks of some fields regarding to inspection of imported and exported food and cosmetics, recently, four industrial standards (HJ), formulated by Shan Xi Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, have passed the examination organized by the Certificate and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China (CNCA) and got the approval.

2012-08-15

Cosmetic

AQSIQ Emphasizes Safety Evaluation Information for Cosmetics Imported and Exported

AQSIQ published the announcement 110 of 2012 to emphasize the safety evaluation information of cosmetics imported and exported    

2012-08-10

Cosmetic

SFDA Consulting on Approval of Phenylethyl Resorcinol as Cosmetic Raw Material

SFDA Consulting on Approval of Phenylethyl Resorcinol as a Cosmetic Raw Material   On 7 August, 2012, SFDA started to seek views on approval of Phenylethyl Resorcinol as a cosmetic raw material. The deadline for this commentary is 31 August, 2012.

2012-08-08

Cosmetic

Shanghai CIQ released must-know for the inspection of cosmetics imported into China

Shanghai CIQ specifies requirements for the consignees of imported trade cosmetics who shall apply for record keeping for themselves and provide documents needed for product inspection.   31 July, 2012   Under the guidance of Measures for the Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision of Imported and Exported Cosmetics (AQSIQ Order 143), Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (Shanghai CIQ) published the notice on inspection of cosmetics imported into China through Shanghai Port.

2012-07-31

Cosmetic

Special Check on Domestic Non-Special Use Cosmetics

Recently, Fujian Food and Drug Administration carried out a special check on domestic non-special use cosmetics. Enterprises involved in the production of whitening, acne-removal, anti-wrinkle ...

2012-07-25

Cosmetic

SFDA Issued Second Batch of IECIC (draft)

SFDA is seeking public commentary on the draft proposal of second batch of Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredient in China (IECIC)   2 July, 2012 With a view to strengthen the management of cosmetic raw material, China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has released the second batch of IECIC on 28 June, 2012 for public consultation. The deadline for comments is 15 July, 2012.

2012-07-02

Agrochemical

China MEP drafted environmental standard for thermal mosquito-repellent products

China to renew its environmental labeling requirement for thermal mosquito-repellent products by setting series of technical requirements in product designing, manufacturing, limits of the hazardous substances, packaging, recycling   29 June 2012 12 June2012, China MEP has issued a technical standard of “Technical requirement for environmental labeling products- Mosquito coils” for public comments by July 20, 2012. The drafted standard is to replace the original standard, the “The Technical Requirement for Environmental Labeling Products–Mosquito-repellent incense Coil” (HJ/T 310-2006), which was published on November 25, 2006 and came in to force on January, 1, 2007.

2012-06-29

Industrial Chemical

MEP Publishes 2011 China Environmental Condition Bulletin

Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection publishes the 2011 China Environmental Condition Bulletin, summing up recent progress in environmental administration of domestic chemicals in terms of policy, legislation, chemical registration, POP and mercury control   20 June 2012 By Olivia Sun, Ph.D (Chem) Jun 6th, 2012, the Ministry of Environmental Protection has published the "2011 China Environmental Condition Bulletin". In the "Column" of the Environmental Bulletin, data of chemical management in 2011 were released:

2012-06-20