China calls for public opinions on Guidance for NMPA ingredient information submission

On 4^th May 2023, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control of China published a notification calling for public opinions on the Guidance for Cosmetic ingredient safety information submission. According to technical guidance on cosmetic safety evaluation (2021 edition), when conducting the cosmetic risk evaluation, the risk of all ingredients must be evaluated. Thus, this Guidance was made to guide the filling of ingredients information. 

There are eleven sections in the Guidance. The first to third section are set for general principles which gives information about the preface, application scope and general principles. The fourth to tenth sections include the main contents of the basic information, manufacturing process and quality control requirements of ingredients. In addition, the Guidance also considers the requirements on evaluation conclusion from international authorities, use in other industries, risk ingredient’s limitation. The last part clarified the conditions and procedures for cosmetic registers or record fillers to update ingredients information under certain conditions. 

The public consultation period is open until 20^th May 2023. If you have any opinions regarding this guidance, you are welcome to contact GPC via compliance@gpcregulatory.cn. We can help you to submit the opinion.