Taiwan proposed to add 9 ingredients to the prohibited cosmetic ingredients list

On 13^th December 2023, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notification to solicit comments on amending “List of Prohibited Cosmetic Ingredients”. The revised list was published on 13^th December 2023 and it is expected to come into force from 1^st July 2024. 

It included the following 9 ingredients: 

• aminocaproic acid and its salts;
• 3- and 4-(4-Hydroxy-4-methylpentyl) cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde; 
• 2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methyl-benzaldehyde (atranol); 
• 3-Chloro-2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methylbenzaldehyde (chloroatranol); 
• perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its salts potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate, diethanolamine perfluorooctane sulfonate, ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate and lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate; 
• ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate;
• perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA);
• nonadecafluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) and its salts ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate and sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate; and 
• perfluorononan-1-oic acid and its sodium and ammonium salts.

The solicitation period is 60 days until 14 February 2024. For more information, please contact GPC via compliance@gpcregulatory.com or zhengmin@cn.gpcregulatory.com.