in-cosmetics Asia, an APAC show for personal care ingredients, has announced its current line-up of show content and exhibitors. The exhibition will be hosted at BITEC in Bangkok from 1-3 November 2022.
The measures will focus on testing in children’s cosmetics, special cosmetics and cosmetics containing new ingredients. Measures are open to public comment through July 14, 2022.
As the first quarter of 2022 came to a close, several regulatory changes were announced in the Asia-Pacific region. Following is an overview, which includes ingredient restrictions, claims guidelines, adverse reactions and more.
UK beauty businesses can now obtain government-issued documentation that should enable the export of general-use cosmetics to China without mandatory animal testing on arrival (Getty Images) The UK government has worked alongside the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) and wider beauty industry to digitally issue Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificates that should enable the export of ‘ordinary’ goods to China without animal testing.
After years of collaborative work, the function was made live via the UK’s Department of International Trade (DIT) Import Case Management System (ICMS) on May 1, 2021 – the official date China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) said it would start accepting the import of ‘ordinary’ cosmetics without animal testing.