The cosmetic products group standard covers products such as make-up, toiletries, sunscreens, oral hygiene and other personal care products.
Which group standard does your product fit?
Use the following guide to assign a hazardous substance to a group standard.
Record of assigning a product to a group standard (Word, 512 kb)
Group standard
Cosmetic Products Group Standard HSR002552 (pdf, 2362 kb)
Reviewing cosmetics
Previous versions
Notification of nanomaterials in cosmetics
Any person intending to import or manufacture a cosmetic product containing nanoparticles other than zinc oxide or titanium dioxide must, at the time they first import or manufacture the substance, notify ERMA New Zealand. Manufacturers or importers notifying us of nanomaterials in their products must use the following form:
Notification of nanomaterials in cosmetic products (word, 130 kb)
The completed notification form should be posted to: EPA, P.O. Box 131, Wellington 6140, New Zealand, or emailed to: cosmetics@epa.govt.nz
Site and storage conditions of the group standards
For Class Flammable Liquids (pdf, 358 kb)
For Toxic, Corrosive, and Ecotoxic Substances (pdf, 161 kb)
Corrections
To Site and Storage Conditions for Flammable Liquids (pdf, 74 kb)
Labelling
Labelling - hazards and precautionary information (pdf, 387 kb)
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