From August 08, 2022, ECHA is seeking public comments on proposals for harmonised classification and labelling from Germany for Isophorone diisocyanate, a film-forming agent, and from the Czech…
In spite of being an active antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial agent, its low bioavailability has limited the scope for use of Ellagic Acid in healthcare products and related…
On August 19, 2022, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced that from October 1, 2022, cosmetics registration certificate will be issued electronically.
On August 26, 2022, Health Canada declared that it has made several changes in its cosmetic ingredient hotlist.
With their announcement of joining Humane Society International’s (HSI) global #BeCrueltyFree initiative, which leads legislative reform in key beauty markets to prohibit animal testing of…
On February 01, 2022, Regulation 2022/135 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union which amends Annex III (restricted substances) of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
From August 17, 2022, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) is seeking public comments on draft the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics and the Measures for the…
On July 28, 2022, Indonesia published the finalized amendment to Technical Requirements for Cosmetics Ingredients.
3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde, 1-ethenyl- was evaluated for genotoxicity, repeated dose toxicity, reproductive toxicity, local respiratory toxicity, phototoxicity/photoallergenicity, skin…
With trending of influential videos and other digital material, content on social media promoting use of oil-, mud- or sand-based "natural" sunscreen, skin care experts now are coming up with…
The draft Ministerial Regulation requires microwaveable food plastic bags for reheating to adhere to the standard (TIS 3022-25xx (20xx)).
South Korea has proposed amendment of the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control"In the case of foods that are directly imported from abroad, new rules will be set for the classification of…
In Romania's Botosani reported an outbreak of the Siberian plague.
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks have been reported in South Africa, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health's official notification, according to the Committee for Veterinary…
Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan withdraws temporary restrictions announced in G/SPS/N/KAZ/41 (15 August 2019) on the…
The technical regulation of identity and quality for mature beef indicating the sale name, preparation of mature beef, packing temperature, labeling, Microbiological criteria, Organic and…
In Poland's Mazowieckie and Warmisko-Mazurskie, an epidemic of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus (HPAI) has been reported as of the WOAH report dated December 23, 2022.
Limits for Selenium, Manganese, Iron, and Biotin were amended in the above mentioned direction in response to industry association complaints about the difficulty in manufacturing and…
A new Draft Guidance for Industry, titled Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern, has been made…
Recent developments in areas like tissue engineering, cell culture, and synthetic biology have opened the door for novel technological methods and agri-food industry goods.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has issued (Decision No.
The Biocidal Products Regulation (ChemG) has been revised to reduce pesticide use risks.
A EU-wide enforcement project by the ECHA Forum has found that over 2400 products, mostly intended for consumers, were found to contain hazardous chemicals such as lead and phthalates.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added bisphenol S (BPS) to Proposition 65, a list of substances harmful to female reproduction.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)updated Proposition 65, which states that there is no significant risk level for ethylene oxide in the Cal.
The European Commission's proposal aims to reduce packaging waste by establishing standards for recyclable packaging, limiting single-use packaging, encouraging economic operators to use less…
The European Commission has released a draft regulation to revise provisions concerning perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives under the Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent…
Washington Department of Ecology shared a draft of the regulatory determinations for Cycle 1.5 of the Safer Products program, seeking to establish restrictions or reporting for products containing…
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is proposing changes to the Hazardous Substances (Importers and Manufacturers) Notice 2015 to improve the management of hazardous chemicals.
This document discusses REACH and CLP substance naming and identification. One of a series of advice publications to assist stakeholders prepare for REACH and CLP Regulations responsibilities.