Victor In China’s Cosmetic-Ingredient Approval Process Tells His Story
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Navigating China’s notoriously challenging registration process for new cosmetic ingredients requires a local representative who can respond quickly to CFDA’s questions before the evaluation committee membership changes and sends firms back to square one. A former Symrise exec offers insight into the process and how the supplier successfully won approval for its SymWhite 377 brightening agent.
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