The China Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) recently issued a public consultation letter seeking revisions to the current \"Cosmetic Hygiene Standard\" (2007 edition). This standard is proposed to be renamed the \"Cosmetic Safety Technical Standard\" and is currently open for public comment. The revised technical standard will place greater emphasis on ensuring the safety of cosmetic products, imposing stricter limits on lead and arsenic residues in these products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Compared to the original \"Hygiene Standard,\" the new \"Technical Standard,\" referencing relevant international regulations, has adjusted the residue limits for lead and arsenic in products from the current 40 mg\/kg and 10 mg\/kg to 10 mg\/kg and 4 mg\/kg, respectively. The original \"Hygiene Standard,\" primarily used for the licensing and supervision of cosmetic products, focused heavily on product safety requirements and is no longer sufficient to meet the current needs for comprehensive safety supervision of cosmetics throughout their research, development, production, and use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While revising product safety requirements, the Technical Specifications added safety requirements for cosmetic raw materials, and revised and improved the list of prohibited and restricted substances, general testing methods, toxicological testing methods, and human safety evaluation methods and standards, making the selection of raw materials and the control of the production process more stringent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n