Malaysia NPRA 2022 - cosmetic heavy-metal limits

Scope

Annex I, Part 14 of Malaysia’s cosmetic-control guidelines sets heavy-metal test limits for cosmetic products. The same annex also lists microbiological test limits, including a separate microbiological category for products for children under 3 years, eye-area products, and mucous-membrane products.

Exact limit and units

How tested

The one-page annex states the heavy-metal limits but does not specify a metal analytical method. It identifies the limits as test limits used by NPRA for cosmetic samples obtained through post-market surveillance activities.

Enforcement posture

The annex is part of the Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia, Second Edition. It is used by NPRA for post-market surveillance testing of cosmetic products.

History of changes

The local annex is dated August 2022. No later amendment is included in the local PDF.

How it compares

The Malaysia limits are expressed as ppm impurity test limits for cosmetic products. Arsenic is total arsenic because the source says arsenic without specifying inorganic arsenic, and mercury is total mercury because the source says mercury without specifying methylmercury.

Sources

• Annex I, Part 14: Heavy Metal and Microbiological Test Limit for Cosmetic Product

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