The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) has announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted certain non-animal alternative test methods for the regulation of cosmetics.
The Direct Peptide Reaction Assay (DPRA) for Skin Sensitization (OECD TG 442C) and Short Time Exposure Assay (STE) for eye irritation (OECD TG 491) are the nine test methods recently accepted by the organization.
These new regulations will go into effect January 1, 2020, and will be the preferred toxicological tests for the registration and pre-market approval of cosmetic ingredients.