China’s Overhaul Of Cosmetics Regs Would Promote Level Competition
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
A revised Cosmetics Hygiene Management Regulation in China likely would extend streamlined pathways to market, currently available to domestic manufacturers, to foreign companies, according to the Personal Care Products Council’s Francine Lamoriello, VP of global strategies. In an April 21 interview, she offered perspective on the proposal under consideration, as well as other recent work to align China’s regulatory framework more closely with that in the U.S. and EU.
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