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  In the first half of 2024, Chinese cosmetic ingredient enterprises demonstrated steady and impressive performance, in contrast to the significant fluctuations seen by international giants. Despite an overall sluggish consumer market, leading personal care and ingredient enterprises maintained solid growth momentum.    In the competitive Chinese cosmetic ingredient market, recombinant collagen has emerged as a standout ingredient. In terms of ingredient types, plant-based and chemical ingredients are now on equal footing. Chinese companies are increasingly exploring China’s unique plant resources, leveraging differentiation strategies to unlock the potential of plant extracts and establish strong product barriers.   So far, Chinese cosmetic ingredients enterprises have

  On September 13, 2024, China's National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, under the National Health Commission, issued a notice regarding the improvement of safety evaluation data requirements for "three new foods (new food additive, food ingredients, and food contact materials)." The release of this new regulation signifies a comprehensive opening for the application of synthetic biology new materials in the food sector! Table 1. Compliance Pathways for Genetically Modified Microorganisms(GMM) in the Food Sector Type Approval Year Approval Authority  Genetically Modified Microbial Enzymes 2017 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is responsible for safety assessment; The National Health Commission oversees product

  Pet Economy Boom in China    In recent years, China's "pet economy" has seen rapid growth, fueled by expanding consumer demand and investment.   According to the 2023-2024 China Pet Industry White Paper, the number of pet dogs reached 51.75 million in 2023, up 1.1% from 2022, while pet cats grew to 69.8 million, a 6.8% increase. This steady rise in pet ownership reflects the growing potential of China’s pet market, offering significant opportunities for future growth.   Year Dog (million) Cat (million) 2020 52.22 48.62 2021 54.29 58.06 2022 51.19 65.36 2023 51.75 69.80 Table 1: Changes in Dog

  On Aug. 26th, 2024, ZMUni Compliance Centre hosted a webinar titled “Towards Cruelty-Free Cosmetics: Exploring China's Compliance Requirements for New Cosmetic Ingredients of HoSU and Polymers” presented by our Senior Compliance Consultant Lolita Yang and Regulatory Analyst Kimberly Jin.        In the previous episodes, we covered the key highlights of the Animal Testing Alternatives in China and NCI with a focus on the History of Safe Use section from the webinar.   Today, we'll wrap up with the final section, highlighting NCI of polymers and important points to note for NCI applications, as presented in the webinar.     | Polymers

  On Aug. 26th, 2024, ZMUni Compliance Centre hosted a webinar titled “Towards Cruelty-Free Cosmetics: Exploring China's Compliance Requirements for New Cosmetic Ingredients of HoSU and Polymers” presented by our Senior Compliance Consultant Lolita Yang and Regulatory Analyst Kimberly Jin.       This webinar focused on the following five key parts:   1.Background: Get Ready for China’s NCI Regulatory Regime 2.China to Accept Animal-alternative Test Data under Specific Conditions 3.Understanding the Application under Situation 3 and 5, NCI with HoSU 4.Understanding the Application under Situation 6, NCI of Polymer 5.Points to Note for NCI Application in China   The

  This article focuses on summarizing the regulatory developments related to food within China and internationally in August 2024, with an emphasis on updates in regulations concerning new food ingredients, food additives, feed additives and special foods.    China Food Regulatory Updates    | New Food Ingredients & Food Additives   On August 5, 2024, China's National Health Commission (NHC) announced the approval of three new food ingredients (Arabinoxylan, Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis M-63, N-acetylglucosamine) and four new varieties of food additives (Hydroxytyrosol, Methylene chloride, 2'-fucosyllactose, Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR).   On August 26, 2024, the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) released an

  China Cosmetic Regulatory Updates   | New Cosmetics Ingredients (NCI) Notification   In August 2024, 9 new cosmetic ingredients were filed with the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). They include: Ingredient Name in CN & EN Notification No. Filer in CN 吡咯并喹啉醌二钠盐 （Pyrroloquinoline Quinone Disodium Salt，PQQ） 20240056 湖北美琪 紫檀芪 (Pterocarpus Marsupium Bark Extract) 20240057 广州青囊 β-烟酰胺单核苷酸 (Nicotinamide Mononucleotide) 20240058 植恩生物 乙酰姜黄酮 (Acetyl Zingerone) 20240059 敷尔佳 裂褶菌（SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE）发酵产物滤液 (Schizophyllum Commune(Mushroom) Ferment Filtrate) 20240060 丸美生物 sr-贻贝寡肽-1 (sr-Mussel Oligopeptide-1) 20240061 深圳柏垠 氧化白藜芦醇 (Oxyresveratrol) 20240062 溪木源 岷江蓝雪花（CERATOSTIGMA WILLMOTTIANUM）提取物 (Ceratostigma Willmottianum Flower Extract) 20240063 贝泰妮 黄蜀葵（ABELMOSCHUS MANIHOT）花提取物 (Abelmoschus Manihot Flower Extract) 20240064 康恩贝   The technical requirements

  On Aug. 26th, 2024, ZMUni Compliance Centre hosted a webinar titled “Towards Cruelty-Free Cosmetics: Exploring China's Compliance Requirements for New Cosmetic Ingredients of HoSU and Polymers” presented by our Senior Compliance Consultant Lolita Yang and Regulatory Analyst Kimberly Jin.   This webinar focused on the following five key parts:   1.Background: Get Ready for China’s NCI Regulatory Regime 2.China to Accept Animal-alternative Test Data under Specific Conditions 3.Understanding the Application under Situation 3 and 5, NCI with HoSU 4.Understanding the Application under Situation 6, NCI of Polymer 5.Points to Note for NCI Application in China   The following is