Stronger local connections and a proactive approach with regulators are some of the ways regulatory experts believe can help cosmetics regulation in Asia Pacific become as harmonised as possible.
A panel of experts was gathered for the Global Fragrance Summit organised by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) to discuss the cosmetic regulatory challenges facing APAC, including the potential for regulatory harmonisation in the region
“The reality is there is not much coordination happening at the national level,” said Gil Perez of the Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC).
“From an industry standpoint, there s a vested interest for us to be more internally connected with industry associations at the ground level… and make sure we are able to make the regulators see those differences or overlaps.”