Korea: Amendments to the Regulations on Safety of Cosmetics

 

South Korea published new amendments to its Regulation on Safety Standards etc. of Cosmetics, proposed by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in the Notification No. 2023- 572 of 7 December 2023.

The amendment boils down to the Addition of prohibited ingredients in cosmetics:

– 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene

The full text of the Notification can be accessed HIER.

To find out more compliance for cosmetics, please contact the Product Compliance Institute directly.