National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses on October 31^st, 2022. This is for the quality improvement and safety management of cosmetics.

The main updates are:

• Addition of analysis methods applicable to products regarding 10 types of colorants that can be used in cosmetics based on “Cosmetic colorant types, standard and test methods”
  • Green No. 204, Yellow No. 4, Red No. 2, Green No 2
  • Red No. 102, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 202 (1), Red No. 103 (1), Orange No. 205, Violet No. 401