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.
Regulation update
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 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.
Illinois Cosmetic Products Act (HB 3409): state chemical list with a 2028 horizon
Illinois moved HB 3409 as a Cosmetic Products Act restricting listed chemicals, including PFAS, with a 1 July 2028 horizon in contemporary bill text. Confirm the Public Act before you brief retailers.
EU fragrance allergen labeling: 31 July 2026 placing-on-the-market cut (Reg. 2023/1545)
From 31 July 2026, new EU placements must disclose the expanded Annex III fragrance allergens. Existing stock can sell through to 31 July 2028.
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.
Japan: CSCL Class I listings knock on to the Standards for Cosmetics — screen PFAS-related designations
When Japan designates a substance as a CSCL Class I Specified Chemical, the Standards for Cosmetics already forbid it. 2026 PFAS-family designations are a formula screen, not a new cosmetics act.
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.
China STSC: mercury compounds standard applies 1 July 2026; OPP and CI 60730 follow in 2028
Three ingredient standards enter STSC. Mercury and its compounds apply 1 July 2026 — do not mix that date with the 2028 pair.
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.