Taiwan Releases New Draft of List of Preservatives in Cosmetic

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Author:Ye_Chen, 2019-08-06
Takehome:
On 31st July 2019, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration released a new draft version of List
of Preservatives in Cosmetic Products regulating use of preservatives, dosage limits and
labeling rules.

The current version of List of Preservatives in Cosmetic Products was released on 30th May
2019 and entered into force on 1st July this year, coinciding with the implementation of the
new overarching cosmetic regulation Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act. It replaced the old list,
Standard for Usage and Maximum Concentration of Permitted Preservatives in Cosmetics.
However, these two lists don’t have many differences.
Therefore, TFDA released a total new draft version to regulate the use of preservatives in
cosmetics. There are 4 main changes in this new list:

1.Some preservatives are deleted

In addition to some preservatives being combined into one category, a total of 10
preservatives are deleted from this list, such as Cetylpyridinium chloride and Cloflucarban.

2.The names of some preservatives have changed

The names of some preservatives on the new list have changed. For example, the name of
Chloramine T is changed from Benzenesulfonamide to Tosylchloramide sodium.

3.Set specific dosage limit and rules for oral products

With the implementation of the new overarching cosmetic regulation Cosmetic Hygiene and
Safety Act, oral products are now regulated as cosmetic products in Taiwan. Therefore, this list
sets specific dosage limit and rules of preservatives for oral and lip products. For example, the
dosage limit for Benzoic acid used to be 0.2%, but in the new list, it is regulated like this:
Name CAS No. Scope of use Dosage limit
Benzoic acid 65-85-0/ (a)Instant rinse (a)2.5% (Calculate
532-32-1 products (Except oral according to Acid)
products) (b)0.5% (Calculate
(b)Non-instant rinse according to Acid)
products (c)1.7% (Calculate
(c)Oral products according to Acid)

4.Add some dosage limit and labeling rules

Compared to the old list, the new draft list adds more details on the usage of preservatives in
cosmetics. For example, products which use Chlorobutanol need to be labelled “Contains

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 Chlorobutanol”.

Here is a graph which can help you better understand the adjustment, PDF. And we also have
uploaded the translated full version of this draft list to our cosmelist. You are welcome to
download it for more details. The public consultation for this list starts from 31st July and lasts
for 60 days. If you have any relevant suggestions, you are welcome to send it to us
(cosmetic@chemlinked.com) before 15th Sept, 2019. We will sort your suggestions and submit
on your behalf.

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