NMPA Issues First Mandatory Cosmetics Safety Standard, Effective 2028
The National Medical Products Administration issued China's first mandatory national standard for cosmetics, the General Requirements for Cosmetics Safety, on August 6, 2026. Effective in 2028, it replaces the 1987 Hygiene Standard for Cosmetics. The standard imposes stricter control indicators on children's cosmetics and products intended for the eye area, eyelashes, and lips, reflecting risk differences by exposure route, user group, and application site. Technical requirements are codified in the standard, giving manufacturers and regulators a unified enforcement framework.
On August 6, 2026, the National Medical Products Administration issued the General Requirements for Cosmetics Safety, the first mandatory national standard for cosmetics. The standard will take effect in 2028, and the Hygiene Standard for Cosmetics, issued in 1987, will be abolished at the same time.
Based on risk differences in exposure routes, user groups, and application sites, the new national standard sets stricter control indicators for children's cosmetics and cosmetics used on the eye area, eyelashes, and lips. The relevant technical requirements have been clearly incorporated into the standard text, providing a unified basis for enforcement by manufacturers and regulatory agencies.
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