May 20, 2022 | Resolution exemplifying packing material published in Chile
The Chilean Ministry of Environment published on May 10, 2022, Resolution 240/2022 to better identify products that fall under packing materials and further indicate the corresponding categories. The ...
May 20, 2022 | Brazil Proposes Changes in Active Ingredients and Personal Hygiene Products
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) is responsible for regulating and approving guidelines and use of pharmaceutical drugs, sanitary standards, and regulation of the food industry. In the ...
Australia adds 6 new industrial chemicals to its inventory
May 19, 2022
The Australian authority on the 13th of May 2022 announced the addition of six chemicals to the Australia Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC). The assessment certificates of these chemicals have ...
AIIC modifies 1H-147-triazonine octahydro-147-trimethyl requirements
May 19, 2022
The Australian Government published a variation of specific information requirements regarding 1H-1,4,7-triazonine, octahydro-1,4,7-trimethyl- (CAS No. 96556-05-7) on May 4, 2022. The modification and...
China extends the deadline for data submission under cosmetics regulation
May 19, 2022
On April 27, 2022, the General Department of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) extends the deadline for submitting certain data under the cosmetic regulation from May 1 until Decemb...
China consults for new varieties of three food-related products
May 19, 2022
On April 22, 2022, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) announced a consultation notice on approving two new resins used in food contact materials and an expanded use of one fo...
India extends QCO Enforcement for three substances
May 18, 2022
On the 13th of May 2022, the Central Government of India extended the enforcement date for three substances under the Quality Control Order (QCO). The Quality Control Order is the regulation that ...
Recent Grant Updates for BIS
May 17, 2022
Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published several updates for BIS standards. The updates address the following: Grant of All India First License for “Plastic-Acrylonitrile...
Thailand Restricts Phthalates in Toy Products
May 17, 2022
On March 25, 2022, a regulation mandating toys to conform with the Thai industrial standard for toys, TIS 685 Part 1-2562 (2019) Toys: Safety requirements Part 1 – Requirements, was published in the...
Taiwan bans PVC IN FCMS from 2023
May 16, 2022
To prevent and handle the environmental and health concerns arising from the use of the substance; polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in Food Contact Materials (FCMs), Taiwanese authority is making efforts to b...
EFSA and ECHA assessment of glyphosate to be pushed back to mid-2023
May 13, 2022
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) announced on May 10, 2022, that an ongoing assessment of the health and environmental risks of glyphosate will be...
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