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On 20 April 2026 European Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/880 corrects Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 concerning the statistical classification of products by activity (CPA).

On 28 April 2026, European Commission adopted Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/909, amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 to update safety requirements for multiple substances used in cosmetic products.

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has amended Normative Instruction No.

On April 24, 2026, the General Department of the National Medical Products Administration issued a notice releasing the 2026 Cosmetics Standard Project Plan.

On April 13, 2026, the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated notification G/TBT/N/CHN/2247 submitted by China, introducing a draft national standard titled "General Requirements for Cosmetic Safety." The notification was issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardizatio

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has proposed amending the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to permit the use of triacylglycerol lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) as a processing aid in the manufacture of dairy-based products and plant-based dairy analogues.
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Belgium has introduced a new cooperation protocol between the Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) and the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) to enhance regulatory control across the foodpharma interface.

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has issued Notice No. 2026-194 amending the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management, introducing a more risk-based and precision-focused import control system.

The Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026 has been laid before Parliament, establishing specific purity standards for magnesium L-threonate monohydrate as a permitted source of magnesium in food supplements.