The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has organized to formulate Testing Methods for Azelaic Acid and Its Salts in Cosmetics and other 5 testing methods, which have been reviewed and approved by the Chairman's Meeting of the NMPA's Cosmetic Standardization Technical Committee. These methods are hereby issued.

The Testing Methods for Azelaic Acid and Its Salts in Cosmetics, Testing Methods for Phenacetin in Cosmetics, Testing Methods for Hydroxydecanoic Acid in Cosmetics, and other 3 testing methods are new cosmetic testing methods, which will be included in the Technical Specification for the Safety of Cosmetics (Edition 2015), and will come into force from July 1, 2025.

The Testing Methods for Asbestos in Cosmetics and Testing Methods for Glucuronic Acid and Other 14 Raw Materials in Cosmetics are revised testing methods for cosmetics, which will replace the original testing methods in the Technical Specification for the Safety of Cosmetics (Edition 2015); from July 1, 2025, cosmetic registrations, filings and sampling tests and other related tests should use the above two testing methods issued by this Announcement.

It is hereby notified.

National Medical Products Administration

October 28, 2024