CTFA Annual Report 2019

INTERNATIONAL LIAISON International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) As is the case every year CTFA represents the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) at the bi-annual International Standards Organisation’s meeting. In 2019 these meetings were held in June in Brussels and in November in Switzerland. Various work group meetings were underway in 2019, Analytical methods; Terminology; Microbiological test methods and Sun care. South Africa was represented at all the work groups except the Microbiological test method work group. The reason for this is that SABS adopts the standards from this work group without any amendments as these provide the backbone to product safety testing and South Africa is in agreement with the test methods developed by experts from around the globe. For the Terminology group the following standards were discussed as requiring a supporting technical report to improve the interpretation of these standards. 1.ISO 16128 –1: Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic ingredients and products, Part 1: Definitions for ingredients REGULATORY AFFAIRS Dershana Jackison | Head: Policy & Regulatory Affairs Yashmay Gordhon | Regulatory Affairs Officer 2019 proved to be a complex year with varying degrees of regulatory evolution being the driver for reform and updates. There was an obvious shift toward consumer driven requirements, like animal testing bans and the demand for natural and organic products; product efficacy, with sun protection factor test methods to support product claims and product safety, that has functioned as the premise for regulatory reform in many countries around the globe, as well as advances in technology for analytical test methods to ensure safety. CTFA has kept abreast of these unfolding developments, handling each with the required action of either dissemination to the local industry, representation of an industry position or suggestions on the way forward on regulatory and technical matters for the South African context. CTFA’s continuous engagement with local and international stakeholders continues to create awareness and raise concerns from industry with the aim to influence discussions or decisions made at various levels within these structures. What follows is an overview, by CTFA’s Regulatory experts, of the various projects that informed many discussions and actions taken on behalf of the South African cosmetic industry during the year under review. Dershana Jackison Yashmay Gordhon COSMETIC TOILETRY AND FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA 8