Consumer Industry News

On 12 May 2026, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), together with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Korea Customs Service, announced a joint public-private initiative to conduct safety inspections on cosmetics suspected of being counterfeit and purchased th

The UK government has published a new Statutory Instrument (SI) amending the Great Britain Classification, Labelling and Packaging (GB CLP) Regulation, with the measures entering into force on 21 May 2026.

On 7 May 2026, South Korea's Korea Cosmetics Association (KCIA) announced the upcoming “2026 Indonesia Trade and Technology Regulation Briefing Session in the Cosmetics Sector,” scheduled to take place on 26 May 2026 at the COEX Conference Room in Seoul.

On May 8, 2026, the European Commission published a draft regulation proposing to amend Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 to restrict the presence of carcinogenic, mutagenic, and toxic for reproduction (CMR) category 1A and 1B substances in childcare products.

Government of Brazil enacted a new law establishing official definitions, compositional standards, and labelling requirements for cocoa-derived products and chocolates marketed within the national territory.

On May 6, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) launched a national crackdown on the use of fake safety labels and counterfeit certification marks being used to sell dangerous consumer products in the United States.

On 4 May 2026, Therapeutic Goods Administration updated consumer guidance regarding sunscreen SPF testing and ongoing investigations into sunscreen products marketed in Australia.

General Directorate of Food and Control under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has evaluated the safety of liquid products obtained from boiled green cones of black pine, Turkish pine, and Scots pine, commonly referred to as “cone syrup.” Based on a scientific opinion issued on 8 May 2026

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on May 8, 2026, outlining enforcement priorities for unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and nicotine pouch products marketed without premarket authorization.

On May 7, 2026, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announced the review results for the first batch of environmental management registration applications for new uses of chemical substances in 2026.