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Nov 02, 2022 | South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses
National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses on October 31st, 2022. This is for...
Nov 02, 2022 | South Korea consults for the Standards for Appliances Containers and Packaging
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Standards for Appliances, Containers and Packaging’ under Food Sanitation Act on October 14th, 2022. It is...
South Korea consults for the Regulations on the approval for consumer chemical products subject to safety verification
Nov 02, 2022
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Regulations on the approval for consumer chemical products subject to safety verification’...
Iceland Liechtenstein and Norway can soon start to notify to the SCIP database
Nov 02, 2022
Products that contain Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) fall under notification obligation to the ECHA. This means that all products imported or produced on the EU market containing SVHCs have to...
Brazil publishes new regulations on microbiological control of cosmetics and perfumes
Nov 02, 2022
On 3 October 2022 the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published a new Technical Note 31/2022/SEI/GHCOS/DIRE3/ANVISA on the regularization of personal hygiene products, cosmetics...
Vietnam published new chemical decree on amending articles in decree 113/2017/ND-CP and Law on Chemical
Nov 01, 2022
On 18 October 2022, the deputy prime minister signed and passed the new Decree 82/2022/ND-CP amending and supplementing articles of Decree 113 published on 2017 as well as detailing and guiding articl...
South Korea updates K-REACH registration procedure for existing substances based on the updated definition of existing substances
Nov 01, 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea added the provision to expand the definition of existing substances on Aug 12th, 2021. Based on the updated definition of existing substances, South Ko...
Colombia released a registration platform for Chemical Registration
Nov 01, 2022
From May 31, 2022, manufacturers and importers in Colombia have three years to register chemical substances for industrial use in the new digital application. Colombia released a registration pla...
India delays Quality Control Orders for six chemicals to April 2023
Oct 31, 2022
India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC) has delayed the implementation of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six chemicals. The notification came on October 21, 2022, and according...
Three more chemicals require BIS compliance in India
Oct 31, 2022
India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals published the Gazette Notifications for Quality Control Orders (QCOs) of three Chemicals: Trimethyl Phosphite, 1, 3 Phenylenediamine and Rubberseed Fat...
The US EPA will expand the scope of its PFAS-free procurement regulations.
Oct 29, 2022
In August 2022 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stated that it intends to expand its program encouraging federal agencies to acquire materials free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substanc...
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