China STSC Announcement No. 6 (2026): 18 standards, including children’s total plate count
NMPA folded 18 standard projects into STSC (2015), including tighter microbiological limits for eye, lip and children’s cosmetics.
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China STSC methods: CBD and five related analytes, plus general phys-chem rules from 1 July 2026
NMPA added methods for CBD and five other raw materials, diethylene glycol, and a general phys-chem testing chapter applying 1 July 2026.
FDA PFAS-in-cosmetics report (29 Dec 2025): data gap, not a federal ban
FDA’s MoCRA-mandated PFAS report found evidence too thin for safety determinations on most intentionally added PFAS. State bans can still apply.
CosIng is a search tool: annex amendments still live on EUR-Lex
CosIng helps you find an INCI. It does not replace 1223/2009 annexes. 2025–26 is full of decks that cite CosIng as if it were the OJ.
EU CMR omnibus 2025/877: Annex II alignment applied from 1 September 2025
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/877 bans further CLP-classified CMR substances in cosmetics from 1 September 2025. Screen INCI lists against the new Annex II entries.
EU 2024/996 deadlines that hit in 2025: Vitamin A, arbutins, genistein, daidzein, kojic acid
Regulation (EU) 2024/996’s first placing-on-the-market date was 1 February 2025; making available followed on 1 November 2025 for several ED-related and Vitamin A / arbutin limits.