Taiwan published notification on plans to amend restrict cosmetic ingredients list

The Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan (FDA) is consulting on amending the list of restricted cosmetic ingredients. This revision will create a list of permitted UV filters and abolish the lists of special use and antibacterial ingredients. 

Content of the revision plan

In this notification, FDA called for abolishing the list of specific purpose ingredients in cosmetic products – a positive list of hair dyes such as acid red 91, sunscreen agents and antiperspirant deodorant agents like aluminum chloride. The sunscreen agents would be transferred to a newly created draft list of UV filters. The other 122 substances included on the special use cosmetics list would be transferred to a revised list of ingredients restricted in cosmetic products. 

Under this plan, the list of antimicrobials in cosmetics will be merged in the list of restricted cosmetics. Additionally, FDA has proposed changes to the use restrictions on: 

• Allantoin;
• Inorganic sulfites and bisulfites;
• Thioglycolic acid and its salts;
• Potassium or sodium hydroxide;
• Lithium hydroxide; and 
• 1,3-benzenediol.

Impact of the revision plan 

The consultation period of this plan in until 5^th March 2024. The revised lists are expected to enter into force on 1^st July 2024. If the new list enter into force, the proposed restructuring would align the country with the positive list systems for cosmetics in EU, US and ASEN countries. 

For further information, please contact GPC via compliance@gpcregulatory.cn or Zhengmin@cn.gpcregulatory.com.