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National Standardisation Technical Guidance
Document of the People’s Republic of China
GB/Z XXXX - 200X
General requirements on raw materials of toothpaste
Issue Date: 200X – XX -XX
Issued by General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China and the Standardisation
Administration of the People’s Republic of China
GB/Z XXXX – 200X
Preface
As an indispensable daily personal care product, the product quality and hygienic
safety of toothpaste are closely related to consumer health. This technical guidance
document is hereby stipulated so as to ensure the safety of toothpaste products and to
prevent the improper use of raw materials, which may endanger the health of
consumers.
The stipulations of this technical guidance document mainly references the European
Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC, by essentially adopting all of its technical
requirements pertaining to raw materials without adopting its management content,
which is inappropriate as regards the situation in China. This technical guidance
document is non-equivalent to the European Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC.
During the drafting of this technical guidance document, full consistency with current
state laws and regulations was undertaken and accounted for. Under the prerequisite
of consistency with current laws, regulations and standards pertaining to toothpastes,
it has referenced other related industrial laws and regulations appropriate to cosmetics,
food, health care food and pharmaceuticals in China, in particular the Cosmetics
Hygiene Regulation, 2007 Edition, issued by the Ministry of Health.
This technical guidance document is for reference only. Any suggestions and
comments should be sent to the State Council in charge of standardisation.
This technical guidance document is proposed by the China Light Industry Federation.
This technical guidance document is under the jurisdiction of the National Toothpaste
and Wax Product Standardisation Centre.
The main organisations in charge of drafting this standard include: Guangzhou
Colgate-Palmolive Co. Ltd, Beijing Procter & Gamble Technology Co. Ltd, Liuzhou
LMZ Co., Ltd, Unilever (China) Co. Ltd, Shanghai Toothpaste Factory of Shanghai
White Cat Co. Ltd, Masson Group Co. Ltd, Chongqing Dencare Oral Care Co., Ltd
and the National Light Industry Toothpaste and Wax Product Quality Supervision and
Test Centre.
The main drafters of this standard are: Jiang Yifan and Sun Dongfang.
This is the first issue of this technical guidance document.
GB/Z XXXX – 200X
Specification on Raw Materials of Toothpaste
1
Scope
This technical guidance document specifies the requirements for the raw materials of
toothpastes, including prohibited components, restricted components, authorised
preservatives and authorised pigments.
This technical guidance document is applicable to the production and marketing of
toothpaste.
2
Normative References
The provisions of the following documents become provisions of this standard after
being referenced. For dated reference documents, all later amendments (excluding
corrigenda) and versions do not apply to this standard; however, the parties to the
agreement are encouraged to study whether the latest versions of these documents are
applicable. For non-dated reference documents, the latest versions apply to this
standard.
Decree No 3, 2002, of the Ministry of Health.
3
Requirements
3.1
The raw materials used in toothpaste should guarantee the safe utilisation of
the finished product, namely that under normal and reasonable, foreseeable
conditions, the use of toothpaste should not endanger human health.
3.2
The prohibited components listed in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 may not be
used as additives in the production of the raw materials used in toothpaste.
With the provision of meeting State mandatory production requirements for
cases in which it is technically unavoidable to prevent prohibited components
in toothpaste from being added as impurities, the safe use of the finished
toothpaste should be guaranteed, namely that under normal and reasonable,
foreseeable conditions the use of the toothpaste should not endanger human
health.
3.3
All components listed in Table 4 as raw materials of toothpaste should
conform
to
the
provisions
stipulated
in
the
Table.
3.4
The preservatives used in toothpaste should be found listed in the substances
stipulated in Table 5, and should conform to the provisions of the Table.
3.5
The pigments used in toothpaste should be found listed in the substances
stipulated in Table 6, and should conform to the provisions of the Table.