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China consults for new varieties of three food-related products

May 19, 2022 | China consults for new varieties of three food-related products

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...

Active ingredient Chemical notification/ registration FCM
India extends QCO Enforcement for three substances

May 18, 2022 | India extends QCO Enforcement for three substances

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...

BIS Product certification India REACH
 Recent Grant Updates for BIS
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-Bu...

BIS Product certification Product registration/ notification
Thailand Restricts Phthalates in Toy Products
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 R...

Chemical authorisation Import/export restrictions Permitted or restricted actives
Taiwan bans PVC IN FCMS from 2023
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...

FCM Packaging Permitted or restricted actives
EFSA and ECHA assessment of glyphosate to be pushed back to mid-2023
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...

Active ingredient Chemical authorisation PPP
Taiwan releases question-and-answer checklist for SDS
Taiwan releases question-and-answer checklist for SDS
May 12, 2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ministry of Labor of Taiwan released a question-and-answer format of the SDS checklist on April 21, 2022. This is to encourage the downstream users a...

Hazard assessment Ingredient transparency / disclosure Safety data sheets (SDSs)
European Commission publishes a new glossary
European Commission publishes a new glossary
May 12, 2022

The European Commission updates the glossary of ingredient names commonly used in cosmetics production. This was done to correct the names of ingredients that were written incorrectly while some were...

Ingredient transparency / disclosure Labelling Product certification

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