New Zealand: Cosmetic products standerd updated

 

New Zealand had published a proposal to amend the Cosmetics Products Group Standard 2020 to align it with international developments, with the objective of ensuring the protection of human health or safety and protection of the environment. Now, the revisions were adopted.

The adopted version includes the following amendments to the notified draft requirements:

• Updated definition of PFAS to include certain exemptions.
• Longer transition periods for all amendments, including addition of specific dates for import/manufacture, supply, and disposal of cosmetic products.
• Removal of zinc pyrithione from Schedule 4 for banned substances and retained in Table 2 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 7 for New Zealand restrictions and preservatives, respectively. Removal of the duplication of 3 and 4-hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (HICC) from Schedule 5 and retained as a banned substance is Schedule 4.

If you are importing or manufacturing cosmetic products, you must meet the conditions of the Cosmetic Products Group Standard.

The group standard includes a list of substances that cannot be used, as well as rules around quantities, labelling, packaging, and storage.

Cosmetics includes soap, shampoo, toothpaste, shaving products, deodorant, perfume, hair dye, insect repellent, sunscreen, self-tanning products, lipstick, and make-up such as foundation and eye shadow.

The full text of the notification can be found HERE.

To find out more about regulatory requirements for cosmetics, please contact the Product Compliance Institute directly.