The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Director Yoo-kyung Oh, www.mfds.go.kr ) held the first workshop of the year of the 'Jump Up K-Cosmetic Council' (Chairman Jae-ho Yeon, hereinafter referred to as the Council) on the 5th, with participants from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, industry, related associations, and related organizations. It was held at the Lotte Hotel (Eulji-ro, Seoul) with about 80 people including institutional experts participating and discussed the setting and measures for regulatory innovation that the cosmetics industry can experience. The council is a public-privat
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Director Yoo-kyung Oh, www.mfds.go.kr ) recently issued a warning against unfair labeling and advertising of cosmetics related to stem cell culture media, and strengthened surveillance and punishment to prevent consumer damage caused by such labeling and advertising. He suggested this. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's Cosmetic Policy Division announced this policy in an official document titled 'Guide to caution against unfair labeling and advertising of human stem cell culture media cosmetics' sent to the Korean Cosmetic Association earlier this mon
'Permanent wave products for eyelashes', which have not been clearly classified due to vague regulations, are expected to be incorporated into the cosmetics category and undergo more systematic management. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Director Yoo-kyung Oh, www.mfds.go.kr ) made an official announcement today (12th), saying, “We decided to classify permanent wave products for eyelashes as cosmetics in order to manage them in a safer and more systematic manner, and decided to classify them as cosmetics in the second half of the year. “We will begin work on revising related laws and reg
Ahead of the end-of-year enforcement of the US ’The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (hereafter MoCRA), Korean cosmetics companies targeting the US cosmetics market are busy, and key points based on field experience A place to share information is provided. The Korea Cosmetics Association (Chairman Suh Kyung-bae, www.kcia.or.kr ) announced that it would hold its 30th small and medium-sized business CEO breakfast meeting on August 17 (Thu) at 7:30 a.m. in the Topaz Room (5th floor) of the Riverside Hotel. revealed The topic of this breakfast meeting was set to prepare for the i
Functional cosmetics screening status in the first half of 2023 by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety In the first half of this year, a total of 524 cases were reviewed for functional cosmetics, an increase of 39 compared to the same period last year. Among them, sunscreen functional cosmetics were the most with 192 cases. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Minister Oh Yoo-kyung, www.mfds.go.kr ) is supporting the development of safer and higher-quality cosmetics research and development through identification of functional cosmetics development trends. ' was released today (27th). Sunscr
Cases of illegal preoccupation of cosmetics brands abroad have increased rapidly. Small and medium-sized enterprises suffered greatly. Attempts to jump on the bandwagon with the popularity of K-beauty are increasing in China and Southeast Asia. As the number of trademark disputes and counterfeit products increases, the importance of securing trademark rights is growing. The Korean Intellectual Property Office(Commissioner Lee In-sil) announced the results of the analysis of 'Current Status of K-Brand Trademarks in China and Southeast Asia'. China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia were examined
On December 29 of last year, US President Joe Biden enacted the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022, including the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022(MoCRA) was signed. This is the first amendment to the US Cosmetics Act since 1938. With the establishment of MoCRA, domestic cosmetics companies and related companies are flooded with inquiries related to company and product registration, and various issues related to this are also occurring. Regarding this, Cosmorning publishes two special articles written by Hong Jeong-hoon, CEO of Resources of K Beauty (ROK), which speciali
'If you see your father, kill him. When you meet a god, kill him. Break the bridge you crossed over. Cut off that hand that hands you black money. Put a gag on the tempting mouth.' Humans have a moment to kill their master. The time comes when he must reject gold. It is at this point that growth takes place. He must not look back and he can go forward. When we cannot let go of the past and when we try to go backwards, mankind regresses. Disasters happen when you go against the flowing river. The election for the 25th Korea Federation of Beauty Society has ended. Looking at this election, 'back
2023 Cosmetics Policy Briefing This year's major policies in the cosmetics field are △ regulatory innovation to support autonomy and creativity △ support for exports by enhancing international credibility △ a series of detailed plans with a focus on three directions: enhancing the competitiveness of the domestic cosmetics industry. In particular, six innovation tasks included in the 'Regulatory Innovation 2.0' announced yesterday (21st) (seven if sanitary products are included) will also be carried out according to the period set for each task. Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Minister Oh Yoo
The pilot operation of e-labels for cosmetics labeling and product information, which allows various safety information to be checked in real time through digitization of cosmetic labeling information, is expected to begin in March next year at the earliest. In addition, △Customized screening of hair dyes for automated devices (December 2023) △International harmonization of cosmetic color quality management (December 2023) △Operation of cosmetics GMP harmonized with international standards (June 2024) △Various support for cosmetics exports A roadmap for six regulatory innovation tasks in the c
'One more time, Seon Shim Lee'. The public sentiment of beauticians once again turned to Lee Seon-sim. Lee Seon-sim was elected as the 25th president of the Korea Beauty Society. With 375 votes, he succeeded in being reappointed as chairman following the 24th generation. The difference between candidate Kim Jin-suk and second place candidate Kim Jin-sook was 165 votes, taking the overwhelming first place. Candidate Jin-sook Kim got 210 votes, Candidate Mi-rim Han got 91 votes, and Candidate Jeong-jo Park got 2 votes. The Korea Beauty Society Federation held an election for the 25th president i
The Korea Cosmetics Industry Research Institute (President Lee Jae-ran, www.kcii.re.kr ) established the Institutional Bioethics Committee to fulfill its responsibility for ethical values and bioethics in the cosmetics industry, and on the 31st of last month completed registration with the National Institute for Bioethics Policy. The Institutional Bioethics Committee is an organization that autonomously reviews the ethics and scientific validity of research to protect research subjects in accordance with the Bioethics and Safety Act. The Research Institute's Institutional Bioethics Committee