Korea | Fragrance Allergens Labeling for Cosmetics

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea (MFDS) announced partial revisions for the "ENFORCEMENT RULE OF THE COSMETICS ACT" under Decree no. 1516 on Dec 3, 2018. Amendments of this Decree will be effective from Jan 1, 2020.

Pursuant to the provisions stipulated by this Decree, ingredients determined as fragrance allergens will have to be displayed on cosmetics labels. Following this, the MFDS announced on Sep 11, 2019 (under Notification No. 2019-429) proposed draft amendments to the "Regulations on Labeling Precautions When Using Cosmetics" to provide the specifications and standards for the display of the relevant fragrance allergens mentioned.

The following 25 fragrance allergens will have to labeled when the fragrance allergens concentration

1) exceed 0.01% in rinse off products

2) exceed 0.001% in leave-on products

Submit Feedback:

Organizations or individuals who have opinions on the "Regulations on Labeling Precautions When Using Cosmetics" can submit your comments to MFDS by Oct 2, 2019 to the following contact:

Cosmetics Policy Division

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

(Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, 187, Osongsaengmyeong2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, KOREA 28159, Cosmetics Policy Division, MFDS)

Email: lucyah@korea.kr

Fax: +(82 43)719-3400

Things to indicate:

1) Name (in the case of a group, the name of the group and the name of the representative)

2) Address

3) Telephone number

Other governing laws and regulations:

English:　

1. The Cosmetics Act (No 14264 of 2016)

2. Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act (No. 1405 of July 31, 2017)

3. Enforcement Decree of the Cosmetics Act (No. 27827 of Jan. 31, 2017)

Korean:

1. Regulations on Labeling Precautions When Using Cosmetics (Notification No. 2019-429)

2. The Cosmetics Act (No. 15947 of Dec 11, 2018)

3. Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act (No. 1516 of Dec 31, 2018)

4. Enforcement Decree of the Cosmetics Act (No. 29621 of Mar 12, 2019)