On Dec. 18, 2018, China submitted a notification ( G/TBT/N/CHN/1310 ) to the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee of WTO proposing to overhaul the outdated overarching cosmetic regulation Hygiene Supervision of Cosmetics Regulation 1... >>more

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Several testing methods for active ingredients in functional cosmetics are newly added and modified. On Dec 3, 2018, Korean MFDS released an announcement amending Standards and Testing Methods of Functional Cosmetics. Public con... >>more

Takehome: On October 19, Australia NICNAS announced that Cosmetic Standard 2007 has been repealed and replaced by a new instrument Therapeutic Goods (Excluded Goods) Determination 2018 (effective Oct 1st 2018). The new determination is form... >>more

On October 12, 2018, China submitted a notification ( G/TBT/N/CHN/1287 ) to the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee of WTO proposing to amend the Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2015 . The amendment includes a number of... >>more

On December 12th, KATE held a TOKYO RED-themed brand promotion event in Shanghai and announced that Peng Yuyi was the brands first Chinese spokesperson. Kanebo Cosmetics Co., Ltd. President Murakami said at the event that KATE attaches grea... >>more