Ingredient/Label Review for Cosmetic Product

Ingredient review and label review, performed by experienced regulatory specialists, help ensure cosmetic product compliance with the regulatory requirements of target selling market.

Most countries have their own cosmetic regulation, controlling the use of cosmetic ingredients and the disclosure of cosmetic information on packaging. 

 

What SGS can help?

With comprehensive ingredient/label review service and expertise from SGS, we help you ensure the formulation compliance and having right product information on the cosmetic packaging. 

 

What does an ingredient/label review cover?

SGS's experts will review all ingredients and packaging labels, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements relating to:

  • Completeness
  • Format
  • Accuracy and correctness
  • Prohibited and restricted ingredients of intentionally added

Markets

Cosmetic Compliance Requirement

EU

Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009

UK

UK Cosmetics Regulation as found within Schedule 34 of the Product Safety and Metrology etc (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019 No 696

US

  1. US FDA, Food Drug and Cosmetics Regulations (21 CFR)
  2. Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA)

Canada

  1. Cosmetic Regulation of the Food and Drug Act; C.R.C., c.869
  2. Hotlist (List of prohibited and Restricted Cosmetic Ingredients)

ASEAN

ASEAN Cosmetic Directive

Australia

  1. Poison Standard (SUSUM: Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons)
  2. Australian Industrial Chemical Introduction Scheme (AICIS)
  3. Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standards) (Cosmetics) Regulation

 

How long will an ingredient/label review take?

It takes 10 working days (after all required information is received) for a regular service. 

 

What kind of information shall be submitted for a quotation?

  • Product type
  • Formulation (substance names with CAS No. and percentage of individual composition)
  • Label artwork