Taiwan Regulation Update on the List of Preservatives in Cosmetic Products Freitag, 31. Januar 2020 - 00:00

SAFEGUARDS | Cosmetics, Personal Care & HouseholdNO. 016/20

On December 5, 2019, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released Notice No.1081609206, which updated the List of Preservatives in Cosmetic Products referred to in Article 6(3) of Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act.

The following summarizes the changes, which will enter into force on July 1, 2020. Products manufactured before June 30, 2020 (subject to the manufacturing date) can continue to be sold within the expiry date.

Table 1: Deletion of Preservatives

Table 2: Amendment of the Name and Restriction on the Use of Preservatives

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Remarks:

(1) For use other than as a preservative, see the List of Ingredients Restricted in Cosmetic Products

(2) Not involved for children under 3 years of age, industries can judge whether the warning needs to be published based on the product attributes. However, the firm should take responsibility if the product harms consumers health because of lack of a warning

(3) For use other than as a preservative, see the List of Specific Purpose Ingredients in Cosmetic Products

Reference

[1] List of Preservatives in Cosmetic Products

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Next Step

Industries should be aware that the name and restrictions of preservatives in cosmetic products has changed. The products manufactured after June 30th, 2020 must follow this regulation.

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