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Suggestions for improving the safety management level of domestic cosmetics are as follows. First, it is necessary to establish the procedures for reviewing restricted raw materials such as Ingredients forbidden to be formulated, based on scientific grounds. Second, as implemented in Europe, for Safety Assessment of the products that are managed and distributed in accordance with the current follow-up management system, before going on sale, the “product information file” containing product information should be submitted to the regulatory bodies or reported on the Internet. Third, consumers should be able to check the marked or stated effects or mechanism is true or not. Fourth, the screening criteria for “convergence cosmetics” should be established as soon as possible so that companies can develop and market products in response to the latest science and technologies, while creating an environment where consumers can use cosmetics with confidence. Fifth, labeling of allergenic ingredients should be mandatory and standards for cosmetics for children (including “baby”) should be established and supplemented to a level comparable to overseas systems. Currently, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is discussing plans with experts from various fields to solve this problem. To establish a more complete cosmetic safety management system, new cosmetic screening criteria on the procedures for designating restricted raw materials should be prepared and discussed with many experts in the future, based on the results of research on the systems of each country.