Original source
Standard / method
国家药监局关于发布化妆品补充检验方法的公告（2026年第72号）
- Official date
- 2026-08-03
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Official source. NMPA Announcement No. 72 of 2026
Key points
- Supplementary test method announcement — read the annexed method for the analyte and scope.
- Supplementary methods are often used in supervision sampling.
- Do not equate “method published” with “ingredient newly banned”.
Dates. Published 3 August 2026. Implementation: see announcement.
Verify in the official text. Analyte, matrix, and whether your raw materials can introduce it.
Open questions. Confirm any transitional stock rules and whether your exact INCI / product type is named. This desk brief is a prioritisation aid, not a legal determination.
What changed: NMPA added a supplementary cosmetic test method (No. 72).
Who is affected: China QC; brands whose raw materials match the analyte.
Suggested next steps: Name the analyte from the official PDF and ask the lab about capability.
On 3 August 2026 NMPA issued Announcement No. 72 on a supplementary cosmetic test method.
RA should open the PDF and write down the analyte before anyone forwards a rumour about a ban.
Risk is unclear until you know whether the method targets an impurity you can introduce.
This week: one-line brief to QC — method name, analyte, implementation date.
Official text
English translation — the official-language text prevails
Unofficial English translation of NMPA Announcement No. 72 of 2026 (3 August 2026). The Chinese official text prevails.
NMPA issues a supplementary test method for cosmetics as Announcement No. 72 of 2026. The annexed method names the analyte, matrix and procedure.
Supplementary methods are commonly used in supervision sampling. Publication of a method is not, by itself, a new ingredient ban. Open the official PDF for the analyte and implementation date before briefing commercial teams.