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Invima Announces No Registration Required for Conventional and Daily Use Toothbrushes in Colombia

Jan 30, 2026 | Invima Announces No Registration Required for Conventional and Daily Use Toothbrushes in Colombia

The National Institute for the Surveillance of Medicines and Foods (Invima) has announced that conventional and daily use toothbrushes are no longer considered medical devices and, as such, do not req...

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China Opens Public Consultation on Adding Five Chemicals to the Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue

Jan 29, 2026 | China Opens Public Consultation on Adding Five Chemicals to the Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue

 On January 21, 2026, the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China (MEM), together with relevant departments, released a draft announcement proposing to include five chemical...

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China’s NMPA Adds 18 Revised and New Cosmetic Standards into the 2015 Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification
China’s NMPA Adds 18 Revised and New Cosmetic Standards into the 2015 Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification
Jan 29, 2026

On 12 January 2026 , the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China announced the inclusion of 18 revised and new cosmetic standards into the “Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification (20...

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ECHA Calls on Companies to Update REACH Registrations
ECHA Calls on Companies to Update REACH Registrations
Jan 29, 2026

On 28 January 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced plans to launch two campaigns to check whether REACH registration dossiers are being kept up to date in line with regulatory requirem...

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FDA Finds Insufficient Data to Assess Safety of PFAS in Cosmetic Products Under MoCRA
FDA Finds Insufficient Data to Assess Safety of PFAS in Cosmetic Products Under MoCRA
Jan 28, 2026

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a congressionally mandated report under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), which evaluates the use of perfluoroalky...

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UK Notifies WTO of Proposed Mandatory Classification and Labelling for 60 Hazardous Substances
UK Notifies WTO of Proposed Mandatory Classification and Labelling for 60 Hazardous Substances
Jan 27, 2026

On 26 January 2026, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to amend Great Britain’s mandatory classification and labelling (GB MCL) list by...

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