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To help overseas companies stay up to date with cosmetic ingredient trends in China, ZMUni Compliance Centre will publish a regular series on NCI notifications. We hope this provides valuable insights for ingredient suppliers and brands looking to enter the Chinese market.    From March 17 to 23, 2025, 2 new cosmetic ingredients were notified with the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). They include: Ingredient Name in CN&EN Notification No. Notifier in CN 金线莲（Anoectochilus roxburghii）提取物 Anoectochilus Roxburghii Extract 202500027 维琪医药研发（广东横琴）有限公司 聚天冬氨酸螯合锌 Polyaspartic acid chelated with zinc 202500028 优然创新（北京）技术研发中心有限公司   The technical requirements for the 2 new cosmetic ingredients mentioned above have not been disclosed, and

    On March 21, 2025, the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment released a notice seeking public comments on eight new food additive varieties. Comments are welcome until April 20, 2025.   The details are as follows:   Category Name in EN Remark New varieties of enzyme preparation Aminopeptidase / Xylanase New varieties of food nutrition fortifier 3-fucosyllactose, 3-FL Lacto-N-tetraose, LNT Food additives ascorbyl palmitate (enzymatic methods) Expand usage scope 2’-fucosyllactose Add quality specification requirements Processing aids sulfuricacid Expand usage scope ethyl acetate     ZMUni Compliance Centre Reminder:   As a leading third-party compliance service provider in China,

      On March 16, the Launching Ceremony of 2025 National Premium Products Debut Season & "FIRST in Shanghai" Event Series kicked off at Zhangyuan, Jing'an Ditrict. At the luanching ceremony, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce officially released the Measures to Further Promote the High-Quality Development of Shanghai's First Launch Economy (FIRST in Shanghai 3.0), strengthening institutional innovation and service support to enhance the debut environment for domestic and international brands.     From 1.0 to 3.0: Continuous Upgrades to Shanghai's First Launch Economy   As a key driver in Shanghai's journey to becoming an international consumption hub, the "FIRST in Shanghai" Event Series has been

    Recently, China has opened a public consultation on five national recommended standards related to health food raw materials, they include:   Health food raw materials: Fish Oil Health food raw materials: Spirulina Health food raw materials: Coenzyme Q10 Health food raw materials: broken Ganoderma lucidum spore powder Health food materials: Melatonin   The deadline for submitting comments is May 11.   On December 1, 2020, five ingredients, including Coenzyme Q10, Fish Oil, Spirulina, Melatonin and broken Ganoderma lucidum spore powder were officially included in the Health Food Raw Material Directory. This Directory outlines the technical requirements for these ingredients and was

  This article focuses on summarizing the regulatory developments related to food within China and internationally in February 2025, with an emphasis on updates in regulations concerning new food ingredients, food additives, feed additives, and special foods.     China Food Regulatory Updates    Three New Food On February 10, 2025, China's National Health Commission (NHC) issued Announcement No. 1 of 2025, approving five new food ingredients, eight new food additives varieties with two expanded usage scope. Category Name in EN Status Remark New Food Ingredients Steviapoly phenols Approved / Lemon myrtle leaf Maqui berry anthocyanins Wheat polar lipids Calcium β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate (CaHMB) New Food Additive Varieties Butylated hydroxytoluene food additive Phosphodiesterase I food

  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