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 a highlight of alternative methods to animal testing presented in this webinar.
| China Animal Alternatives Timeline
In 2016, China's alternative methods to animal testing were first included in the STSC 2015, specifically the 3T3 NRU test for skin phototoxicity. Since the implementation of the CSAR on January 1, 2021, more and more alternative test methods have been added to the STSC 2015.
| Requirements for Animal Alternatives Methods Used in NCI Notification
| Alternative Methods to Animal Testing Accepted in China
In this section, Lolita introduced alternative methods to animal testing used in China for the following: Skin Irritation/Corrosion Test, Eye Irritation/Corrosion Test, Skin Sensitization Test, Genotoxicity Test, and Skin Phototoxicity Test.
ZMUni will continue to provide updates in our webinar recap series. In the next episode, we will share insights into the classification of notification scenarios for new cosmetic ingredients in China and highlight key points for specific application situations. Stay tuned!
