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  The global cosmetics regulatory environment continues to evolve. To help businesses stay updated with regulatory changes, ZMUni Compliance Center regularly releases a monthly recap of global cosmetics regulations. This article covers the regulatory developments related to cosmetics within China and internationally in February 2025, with an emphasis on updates in cosmetic ingredient, cosmetic safety assessment, labeling.     China Cosmetic Regulatory Updates   New Cosmetics Ingredients (NCI) Notification In February 2025, 9 new cosmetic ingredients were notified with the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). They include: Ingredient Name in CN Notification No. Notifier 棕榈酰七肽-101 202500011 上海瑞思美泰生化技术有限公司 雪莲花（Saussurea involucrata）愈伤组织粉 202500012 广州青囊生物科技有限公司 酵母菌/松茸（TRICHOLOMA MATSUTAKE）发酵产物滤液 202500013 稀物集（广州）生物科技有限公司 二羟基苯乙醇 Dihydroxyphenylethanol 202500014

      On February 19, 2025, China's National Institutes for Food and Drug Control(NIFDC) released a notice seeking public input on the Information on the Use of Some Ingredients Included in the Index of International Cosmetic Safety Assessment Data (Draft for Comments). The consultation period will remain open until March 4, 2025.   On April 30, 2024, China NIFDC released the Index of International Cosmetic Safety Assessment Data, covering information on 3,651 ingredients. In this Draft, usage information for 979 ingredients has been added, with a total of 2,704 entries updated. This effort is expected to further enhance the data available for cosmetic

  This article focuses on summarizing the regulatory developments related to food within China and internationally in January 2025, with an emphasis on updates in regulations concerning new food ingredients, food additives, feed additives, and special foods.   China Food Regulatory Updates   Special Food   1. On December 31, 2024, the Hainan Provincial Market Supervision Administration released two guidelines related to special foods: the Application Guidelines for Temporary Import and Use of Food for Special Medical Purpose in the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone of the Hainan Free Trade Port(Trial) and the Application Guidelines for Temporary Import and Use of

  This article covers the regulatory developments related to cosmetics within China and internationally in January 2025, with an emphasis on updates in China new cosmetic ingredient notifications, cosmetic safety assessment, labeling, and import/export alerts.   China Cosmetic Regulatory Updates New Cosmetics Ingredients (NCI) Notification In January 2025, 10 new cosmetic ingredients were notified with the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). They include: Ingredient Name in CN & EN Notification No. Notifier 人参半乳糖醛酸寡糖 20250001 蓝科医美科学技术（吉林）有限公司 岩藻糖基乳糖 FUCOSYLLACTOSE 20250002 虹摹生物科技（上海）有限公司 山茶油酰甘氨酸 20250003 江西初美化妆品有限公司 金耳（NAEMATELIA AURANTIALBA）子实体提取物 20250004 昆明康尔迅生物工程有限公司 3'-唾液酸乳糖钠盐 3'-Sialyllactose Sodium Salt 20250005 深圳瑞德林生物技术有限公司 5’-胞苷酸二钠 Disodium Cytidine Phosphate 20250006 ヤマサ醤油株式会社 (Japan) 棕榈酰二十五肽-12 20250007 成都凯捷多肽科技有限公司 蓝玉簪龙胆（Gentiana veitchiorum）花提取物 Gentiana Veitchiorum

On February 9, 2025, China's National Institute for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released an updated version of the "Ingredient Usage Information for Marketed Products," further expanding the information and action sites for marketed products and optimizing reference usage principles to provide valuable support for companies conducting safety assessments. The previous version was released on April 30, 2024. ZMUni Compliance Center has compiled key comparison points between the two versions, as referenced below: 2024 Version 2025 Version Comparative Analysis Number of Ingredient Types 2234 3608 Increase of 1374 Number of Ingredient Usage Records 4416 7672 The distribution of the newly added records of ingredient usage is

    On February 6, 2025, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued Several Provisions on Supporting Cosmetic Ingredient Innovation, aiming to further encourage innovation in cosmetic ingredients and promote the high-quality development of the cosmetics industry. This regulation took effect immediately upon release. On the same day, the NMPA released a policy interpretation on Several Provisions on Supporting Cosmetic Ingredient Innovation. In November 2023, the NMPA issued a similar announcement supporting innovation and standardized management of new cosmetic ingredients. Compared to the 2023 version, this time the document adds the following key points:   For new ingredients used for the first time both

  In 2024, major regulatory changes were driven by high-profile incidents and evolving policy landscapes. For example, Japan's red yeast rice incident prompted stricter oversight of functional food labeling regulations. Meanwhile, new regulations in Brazil and the EU on novel food are shaping future application pathways, and the U.S. FDA's shift in collaboration with AAFCO is redefining the regulatory framework for animal feed and pet food.   Focusing on global dynamics, ZMUni Compliance Centre has summarized the key global regulations and policies that have had a major impact on the industry this year, as outlined below:   European Union   EU Novel Food Guidelines Update On September 30,

In 2024, Chinese regulatory bodies such as the State Administration for Market Regulation(SAMR) and the National Health Commission(NHC) released a series of policies, regulations, and standards in the food sector. Focusing on China, ZMUni Compliance Centre has summarized the key regulations and standards that had a significant impact on the industry this year, with a particular focus on Three New Foods, special food(health food, food for special medical purpose), and feed. The key highlights as follows:     Key Standard (e.g., GB 2760)   On March 12, 2024, the NHC of China issued the GB 2760-2024 National Food Safety Standard for Uses of Food Additives along with 47 other food safety standards and 6 amendments (Announcement No. 1, 2024). As