News from Guangdong Provincial Consumers' Commission is that five types of hair dye products, including some from Revlon, have been found to contain m-phenylenediamine, a listed carcinogen.

According to a directive from the Beijing Drug Administration, starting from June 2010, both Chinese-made and imported cosmetics should be marked with all their ingredients and products that fail to meet the requirement will be suspended from the Chinese market.

French chemical company Rhodia has opened its new international research and development center in Shanghai to help the Group to achieve its ambitious growth and development objectives in Asia.

The China Consumers' Association, China General Chamber of Commerce, China National Light Industry Council, the China Packaging Federation, and the China Health Care Association have jointly proposed that manufacturers and operators should cooperate with consumers to reduce excessive packaging.

Sellers of special goods such as food and healthcare products must present relevant certificates before they can sell their goods on Internet auction website Taobao.com.

Skincare products make up 71% of prestige beauty sales in China, followed by makeup at 17% and fragrance at 12%, according to The NPD Group.

China's Ministry of Health has issued an emergency notice, asking ten kinds of illegal cosmetics to be recalled by their manufacturers.