The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on 10th November 2022, has clarified that the hemp seeds and seed products are standardized under sub-regulation 2.16 of the Food Safety and…
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) released the draft of Food Additive Code for public opinions on October 31, 2022. Stakeholders can send suggestions to MFDS prior to December 30, 2022…
FSSAI has come out with draft regulations for genetically modified food, proposing mandatory prior approval from the regulator to manufacture, sell and import food or ingredients produced from…
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The Food Directorate has concluded that information related to the safety of iodine supports its use in supplemented foods provided the label declared amount does not exceed 76 µg per serving of…
On November 9, 2022, the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of the Ministry of Health Malaysia issued a “Guidance on the Acceptance Criteria of Quantification by Input (QBI) of…
A public request for feedback on three novel food-related products, including 1,6-adipic acid, polymer containing (e)-2-butenedioic acid, and 4,8 tricyclo [5.2.1.02,7] decanedimethanol, was made…
The draft order allows the approval of safety indicators for materials and items containing vinyl chloride that are intended to come into contact with food.
Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods (implemented earlier in the year) has came into force in all EU member states.
Health Canada has proposed to allow the usage of iodine as supplemental ingredients in food.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to address the unjustified risk of human health injury caused by methylene chloride under its current usage circumstances.
The Executive Director modified the Inventory listings for the following chemicals due to the revocation of approval for the proper names of industrial chemicals to be regarded as confidential…
The German chemical company Evonik Operations GmbH has filed an appeal against the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) decision to register the compound 2,4,6-tris(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol.
On February 7, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the "universal PFAS restriction dossier" (uPFAS), clearing the way for a wide PFAS ban under the EU's chemical legislation, REACH.
ECHA is seeking feedback on the harmonised classification and labelling proposal for benzobicyclone a selective herbicide used in rice fields to control annual grass weeds and some broadleaf weeds…
The European Commission has requested ECHA to prepare a report on carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances (CMR) in childcare articles.
The paper trails and audits are helping China battle greenwashing scourge.
The Federal Trade Commission intends to host a public workshop on "recyclable" advertising claims on May 23, 2023.
This report proposes a systematic analysis of all EU publications on the circular economy available in the Publications Office of the European Union database through December 31, 2022.
The Notice of Data Availability (NODA) disclosure makes clear that nearly all stakeholders support a ban on chrysotile asbestos, but the chlor-alkali industry is continuing to use asbestos, a…