Taiwan publishes draft on restricted ingredients in cosmetics

On 4 January 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Taiwan published 2 amendments and an announcement regarding the Cosmetics Regulation. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is considering...

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Taiwan proposed to add 9 ingredients to the prohibited cosmetic ingredients list

On 13th December 2023, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notification to solicit comments on amending “List of Prohibited Cosmetic Ingredients”. The revised list was published on 13th December...

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Taiwan consults on PFAS ban in cosmetics and unveils plan to control PFAS in industry

On 13 December 2023, the Taiwanese Ministry of Health and Welfare published a revised list of prohibited substances in cosmetics. The list will take effect on 1 July 2024. Taiwan’s Food...

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Taiwan Updates Guidance for PIF preparation

On October 2023, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) Taiwan updated its guidance for Product Information File (PIF) for cosmetics. It includes guidelines on the preparation of PIF, manual for the...

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Taiwan’s EPA translates two ECHA and OECD documents for dossier preparation

In April 2023, Taiwan’s EPA published two draft documents for dossier preparation and is now searching for public comments. The first document is the Overview of QSAR Model Validation Methods (draft)...

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Taiwan’s EPA updates guidelines for dossier registration

On 24 March 2023 Taiwan’s EPA published the updated Guidance for New and Existing Chemical Substance Phase One Registration and Guidance on Chemical Substances Hazard and Exposure Assessment. The updated guidelines...

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Taiwan publishes regulation on packaging requirements for online shopping

On February 16, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan announced the notice “Regulated businesses and requirements for restrictions on packaging used in internet shopping”, which will come into...

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Taiwan adds 15 substances to concerned chemical substances list

On 12 January 2023, Taiwan’s EPA announced the amendment of the notice “List of chemicals of concern subject to control and management requirements for handling them”, adding 15 concerned chemical substances...

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Taiwan updates the RoHS requirements to include UV disinfection equipment

In 2013 voluntary national standard, CNS 15663 Guidance to Reduce the Use of Restricted Chemical Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), was released by the Taiwanese Bureau of Standard, Metrology...

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Taiwan Taiwan updates labelling requirements for Toxic and Concerned Chemicals

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) of Taiwan has amended some of the articles of Regulations for the Labelling and Materials Safety Data Sheets for Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances. The amended...

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