shall not be responsible under section 601(f) or this section for the good manufacturing practice of its suppliers. A distributor shall not be responsible under section 601(f) or this section for the good manufacturing practice of its manufacturers. . 8. Safety substantiation for cosmetic ingredients and nonfunctional constituents Chapter VI ( 21 U.S.C. 361 et seq.), as amended by sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 609. Cosmetic ingredients and nonfunctional constituents that are safe for use in cosmetics (a) In general A manufacturer or distributor of a cosmetic may rely on this section to substantiate the safety of such cosmetic. (b) Safe ingredients Unless and until prohibited or limited by the Secretary by regulation, the following ingredients are deemed to be adequately substantiated for safe use in cosmetics subject to the requirements of good manufacturing practice: (1) Color additives approved by the Secretary for use in cosmetics, within any limits established in such approval. (2) Food additives approved by the Secretary for direct addition to food for human consumption, within any limits established in such approval. (3) Food ingredients that have been determined by the Secretary to be generally recognized as safe for direct addition to food for human consumption, within any limits established in such determination. (4) Food ingredients for which monographs have been included in the Food Chemicals Codex for direct addition to food for human consumption, within any limits established in such monographs. (5) Pharmaceutical excipients and inactive ingredients approved or permitted by the Secretary, listed on a Food and Drug Administration website for use in drugs for human consumption or for which monographs have been included in the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, within any limits established in such lists or monographs. (6) Cosmetic ingredients that have been reviewed for safety by a qualified nongovernmental or governmental expert scientific