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🇰🇷 Korea requires a warning statement above 2.4% benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone)

2 Sep · South Korea · Confidence: Secondary (authoritative)

In force
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What happens

Under Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) Notice No. 2026-56. In the same amendment, leave-on hair products are exempted from 'rinse off'-type warning statements. A six-month transition period applies to packaging materials.

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What to do

Check the concentration and labelling of sunscreens and colour cosmetics containing benzophenone-3.

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Source

MFDS 고시 제2026-56호

Reviewed 22 Sep · Intelligence only, not legal advice — confirm with the competent authority before shipping or signing.

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