The revised list of colorants permitted in cosmetic products will be enforced from July 1, 2021 in China Taiwan.
SAFEGUARDS | Cosmetics, Personal Care & HouseholdNO. 152/20
The China Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) released Notice No. 109160537 on September 29, 2020 to revise the List of Colorants Permitted for use in Cosmetic Products. This new amendment comes into force on July 1, 2021. All new cosmetic products manufactured on or after that date shall fulfil this new requirement.
In this amendment, more than 70 new colorants are included in the positive list.
New colorants included in the List of Colorants Permitted for use in Cosmetic products
| Color Index Number | English Name | Application Area | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|
| CI 10006 | Pigment Green 8 | 4 | |
| CI 11710 | Pigment Yellow 3 | 3 | |
| CI 11920 | Food Orange 3 | 1 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 12010 | Solvent Red 3 | 3 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 12370 | Pigment Red 112 | 4 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 12420 | Pigment Red 7 | 4 | |
| CI 12480 | Pigment Brown 1 | 4 | |
| CI 12490 | Pigment Red 5 | 1 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 12700 | Disperse Yellow 16 | 4 | |
| CI 14270 | Acid Orange 6 | 1 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 14815 | Food Red 2 | 1 | |
| CI 15525 | Pigment Red 68 | 1 | |
| CI 15580 | Pigment Red 51 | 1 | |
| CI 15980 | Food Orange 2 | 1 | |
| CI 16185 | Food Red 9 | 1 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 16230 | Acid Orange 10 | 3 | |
| CI 16290 | Food Red 8 | 1 | |
| CI 18130 | Acid Red 155 | 4 | |
| CI 18690 | Acid Yellow 121 | 4 | |
| CI 18736 | Acid Red 180 | 4 | |
| CI 18965 | Food Yellow 5 | 1 | |
| CI 20040 | Pigment Yellow 16 | 4 | |
| CI 21100 | Pigment Yellow 13 | 4 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 21108 | Pigment Yellow 83 | 4 | |
| CI 21230 | Solvent Yellow 29 | 3 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 24790 | Acid Red 163 | 4 | |
| CI 27755 | Food Black 2 | 1 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 28440 | Food Black 1 | 1 | |
| CI 40215 | Direct Orange 39 | 4 | |
| CI 40820 | Food Orange 6 | 1 | |
| CI 40825 | Food Orange 7 | 1 | |
| CI 40850 | Food Orange 8 | 1 | |
| CI 42045 | Acid Blue 1 | 3 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 42051 | Food Blue 5 | 1 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 42080 | Acid Blue 7 | 4 | |
| CI 42100 | Acid Green 9 | 4 | |
| CI 42170 | Acid Green 22 | 4 | |
| CI 42520 | Basic Violet 2 | 4 | Limit: 5ppm |
| CI 42735 | Acid Blue 104 | 3 | |
| CI 44090 | Food Green 4 | 1 | |
| CI 45220 | Acid Red 50 | 4 | |
| CI 45370 | Acid Orange 11 | 1 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 45396 | Solvent Orange 16 | 1 | Limit in lip cosmetics: 1% (free acid) |
| CI 45405 | Acid Red 98 | 2 | |
| CI 50325 | Acid Violet 50 | 4 | |
| CI 50420 | Acid Black 2 | 3 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 51319 | Pigment Violet 23 | 4 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 58000 | Pigment Red 83 | 1 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 60724 | Disperse Violet 27 | 4 | |
| CI 61585 | Acid Blue 80 | 4 | |
| CI 62045 | Acid Blue 62 | 4 | |
| CI 69800 | Food Blue 4 | 1 | |
| CI 71105 | Vat Orange 7 | 1 | |
| CI 73385 | Vat Violet 2 | 1 | |
| CI 73900 | Pigment Violet 19 | 4 | |
| CI 73915 | Pigment Red 122 | 4 | |
| CI 74100 | Pigment Blue 16 | 4 | |
| CI 74180 | Direct Blue 86 | 4 | Not for use in hair dye products |
| CI 75125 | Natural Yellow 27 Lycopene | 1 | |
| CI 75135 | Rubixanthin | 1 | |
| CI 75300 | Natural Yellow 3 Curcumin | 1 | |
| CI 77015 | Pigment Red 101 Pigment Red 102 Aluminum silicate colored with ferricoxide | 1 | |
| CI 77267 | Pigment Black 9 Charcoal, bone | 1 | |
| CI 77268:1 | Food Black 3 Coke Black | 1 | |
| CI 77745 | Manganese Phosphate | 1 | |
| CI 77891 | Pigment White 6 Titanium Dioxide | 1 | |
| CI 77947 | Zinc Oxide | 1 | Not to be used in products that may be inhaled into the lungs |
| Lactoflavin | Riboflavin | 1 | |
| Capsanthin, capsorubin | 1 | ||
| Beetroot red | 1 | ||
| Anthocyanins | 1 | ||
| Aluminum stearate /Zinc stearate /Magnesium stearate /Calcium stearate | 1 | ||
| Bromothymol blue | 4 | ||
| Bromocresol green | 4 | ||
| Acid red 195 | 3 |
Remark
Application area 1 = Colorants allowed in all cosmetic products
Application area 2 = Colorants allowed in all cosmetic products except those intended to be applied in the vicinity of the eyes
Application area 3 = Colorants allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended not to come into contact with the mucous membranes
Application area 4 = Colorants allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended to come into contact only briefly with the skin
Additionally, 4 colorants from the existing list are removed in the new amendment, and several of entries are updated with scope of application or limit of use.
Special cosmetic products who fail to fulfil the revised list, the permit holder shall finish necessary modification before June 30, 2021.
Reference
[1] TFDA Notice No. 1091605373
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