On April 15, 2026, the China Institute of Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) issued six technical guiding principles for cosmetics, including the Technical Guiding Principles for the Research of Hair Coloring Cosmetics (Trial).
- April 13, 2026
- April 13, 2026
The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a final notice revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Lemons to introduce an official definition for seedless lemons and establish associated labelling requirements.
- April 13, 2026
On 6 April 2026 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, established a new platform called PFAS Total Solutions (PFASOL) to support comprehensive responses to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
- April 13, 2026
On April 13, 2026, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the fourth dynamic adjustment to the Catalogue of Used Cosmetic Raw Materials under the framework for managing cosmetic ingredients.
- April 13, 2026
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), South Korea, issued Notice No. 2026-32 on 13 April 2026, revising the Standards and Specifications for Health Functional Foods to strengthen oversight, improve scientific consistency, and enhance analytical testing.
- April 13, 2026
On April 3, 2026, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the approval results of the fifth batch of simplified registration certificates for environmental management of new chemical substances in 2026.
- April 13, 2026
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a public consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) proposal for Chloroethane under the CLP Regulation.
- April 13, 2026
On April 6, 2026, the legislature of California amended Assembly Bill 1603 to introduce comprehensive restrictions on the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pesticides.
- April 13, 2026
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Trkiye has issued Communiqu No. 2026/6, amending the Turkish Food Codex Communiqu on Bread and Bread Varieties (2012/2) to strengthen authenticity and product integrity standards.
- April 13, 2026
On 13 April 2026, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published a report titled “Chemical Content Validation of Recycled Plastics,” examining challenges associated with identifying and managing chemical substances in recycled plastic materials.