On September 15,2025, China's National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) has released 18 draft cosmetic standards for public consultation. The public consultation period will remain open until October 9, 2025. The drafts include newly added prohibited ingredients, revised microbial limits for eye, lip, and children's cosmetics, and adjusted usage limits for certain permitted, restricted, and prohibited substances. Detailed standards are as follows: Modification Type No. Name Remark Eye, Lip, and Children's Cosmetics 1 Microbial Limits for Eye, Lip, and Children's Cosmetics China's Safety Technical Standards for Cosmetics(STSC) currently set a microbial limit of 500 CFU/g (or CFU/mL) for eye, lip, and
