by delphic-admin | Apr 18, 2024 | APAC
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has banned 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene (1,2,4-THB) for cosmetic use, under the country’s Rules on Cosmetic Safety Standards. A risk assessment of the substance, which is used in hair dye, showed its potential for...
by delphic-admin | Dec 23, 2023 | APAC
On 30 November 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) updated the Cosmetics Safety Standards which list restricted and prohibited ingredients for use in cosmetics. To make it easier for businesses to find ingredients specified in these lists, CAS numbers...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | APAC
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is consulting until 4 July on proposed changes to cosmetics rules that include banning the use of seven substances in hair dyes. In a 4 May notice, the MFDS says it plans to remove 2-nitro-p-phenylenediamine and its...
by delphic-admin | Oct 1, 2022 | APAC
Manufacturers and importers of consumer biocide products containing unapproved active substances may be eligible to make a fresh approval application before the end of January 2023, South Korean authorities have said. The message from South Korea’s National...
by delphic-admin | Oct 1, 2022 | APAC
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has proposed banning the use of five substances as ingredients in hair dye under its rules on cosmetic safety standards.The substances are: o-aminophenol; catechol...
