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Oct 03, 2024 | Argentina Updates Cosmetic Regulation: ANMAT Incorporates MERCOSUR Standards
The Argentine National Administration of Medicines, Food, and Medical Technology (ANMAT) has taken a significant step toward updating national cosmetic regulations by incorporating the latest MERCOSUR...
Oct 03, 2024 | ANVISA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Standards for Regenerated Cellulose Films in Food Contact
On 23 September 2024, the Brazilian regulatory agency ANVISA (the National Health Surveillance Agency) published two draft standards for public comment regarding the use of regenerated cellulose films...
East African Countries Notify WTO of Draft Standard for Body and Face Powders
Oct 03, 2024
On September 26, 2024, five East African Community countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) jointly notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a Draft East African Standard for the...
EPA Finalizes Risk Evaluation for Flame Retardant TCEP
Oct 03, 2024
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its risk evaluation of the flame retardant and plasticizer tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) under the Toxic Substanc...
East African Countries Notify WTO of Draft Standard for Deodorants and Antiperspirants
Oct 03, 2024
On September 26, 2024, five countries from the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) jointly notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a Draft East African Standard...
Brazil Revises Cosmetics Regulation with the Introduction of RDC 907/2024
Oct 02, 2024
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has issued a key regulatory update that impacts the cosmetics industry. On September 23, 2024, ANVISA introduced RDC 907/2024, a comprehensive rul...
Ukraine Adopts Restrictions on Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Oct 02, 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted Decree No. 1068 on 17 September 2024, introducing amendments to Appendices 3 and 4 of the Technical Regulation on limiting the use of hazardous substanc...
EU’s RAC Strengthens Talc Regulation with Stricter Carcinogen Classification
Oct 02, 2024
On 26 September 2024, the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that talc should be classified as a Category 1B carcinogen and STOT RE1 under the Classificat...
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