The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday said it would host officials and representatives from eight countries in Taipei for the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation’s (ICCR) 18th annual meeting from July 9 to 11.
The ICCR is a voluntary international group of cosmetics regulatory authorities from Taiwan, Brazil, Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, South Korea and the US.
ICCR aims to provide a platform for its members to share trends and experiences in cosmetics regulations, and discuss issues related to the management of emerging cosmetics, FDA Medical Devices and Cosmetics senior specialist Yang I-chen (楊怡真) told a news conference.
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The FDA, which assumed the ICCR’s rotating chairmanship last year, is also to host an international symposium on July 11, Yang said.
“The symposium will be attended by industry and official representatives from over 12 countries,” Yang said, estimating that the symposium, titled “Transformation and Innovation in Cosmetic Industry,” would draw about 300 participants.
The FDA first joined the ICCR with the Taiwan Cosmetics Industry Association as an observer in 2016, and became an official member in 2020.
FDA Deputy Director-General Wang Der-yuan (王德原) also announced that a new regulation on cosmetics would be implemented on Monday, eliminating the distinction between general cosmetics and “specific purpose cosmetics.”
Cosmetics in Taiwan are divided into two categories: general cosmetic products and specific purpose cosmetics, the Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act (化粧品衛生安全管理法) says.
The latter includes products such as hair dyeing agents and sunscreen.
For simpler and more comprehensive cosmetics regulation, the FDA is to push for a registration system for cosmetic products, establish product information files and introduce a system for designated signatories for the safety data of cosmetics, Wang said.
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