2026 Q3 desk: GB 7916, No. 70, allergen cut, Illinois
The August desk: China rewrote the standard stack and the filing portal; the EU allergen placing date landed; Illinois joined the US state grid.
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GB 7916 and STSC: what “one body, two wings” means for an SME this quarter
GB 7916 is a mandatory national standard. STSC is not deleted. The 2026 job is mapping, not throwing away the old binder.
China GB 7916—2026: mandatory cosmetic safety standard — what SME filers should map first
SAC published GB 7916—2026, the first NMPA-led mandatory national standard for cosmetic safety. Read it with STSC, not instead of STSC.
China NMPA Announcement No. 72 (2026): another supplementary test method — update the lab list
NMPA published a supplementary cosmetic test method (Announcement No. 72). Treat it as a method-table update, then see if any SKU is in scope.
China Announcement No. 70: less portal typing, more archive duty
No. 70 is real relief on raw-material codes and shared evidence. It is also a responsibility shift. If the inspector asks, the file must still exist.
China NMPA Announcement No. 70 (2026): registration and filing relief — and where responsibility moved
No. 70 eases several filing fields, encourages China-first launches, and moves raw-material safety files to company archives. Less portal typing is not less evidence.
New ingredients, three doors: China NCI, EU annex, US substantiation
A “new INCI” is not one global project. China wants No. 59. The EU wants an annex path or a documented history. The US wants safety substantiation and a listing that matches the label.
2026 Q2 desk: SCCS season, China methods, MoCRA status board
Five things that actually moved a calendar in Q2: SCCS triage, China method packs, mercury date approaching, FDA Voices, leftover MoCRA rules.
China NCI rule reset: Announcement No. 59 applies from 15 July 2026
NMPA replaced the 2021 new-ingredient dossier rule. If you are mid-NCI, read No. 59 before the next submission.
China STSC Announcement No. 51: eight test methods, including chromium speciation
NMPA added eight methods to STSC, including trivalent/hexavalent chromium. This is a lab-method update — check whether your release specs still cite the old method.