Jun 12, 2025 | Thailand notifies WTO of draft regulation mandating safety standards for stainless steel food utensils
The Thailand Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Ministerial Regulation mandating that stainless steel utensils for food must conform to Th...
Jun 12, 2025 | Argentina Eases Import Rules on Cosmetics and Hygiene Products
Argentina’s national medicines and food regulator (ANMAT) has announced sweeping changes to its import procedures, lifting pre-authorization requirements for a range of consumer health products in ...
UK Introduces Interim Approach to PMT/vPvM Concept for Managing PFAS under UK REACH
Jun 12, 2025
On 4 June 2025, the UK Government published an interim position statement detailing how the concepts of persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT), and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances will b...
Indonesia Issues Regulatory Draft on Cosmetic Test Parameters in Certificates of Analysis for Import Certificate Applications
Jun 11, 2025
On June 2, 2025, the Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) introduced a new draft aimed at strengthening the safety and quality oversight of imported cosmetic products. This important upd...
Brazil Updates Supplement Regulation to Include New Ingredients and Labelling Rules
Jun 11, 2025
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has announced a broad revision of its regulatory framework for dietary supplements, updating the official lists of authorised ingredients, usage...
Brazil Updates Regulations for Pesticide and Sanitiser Residue Limits Across Dozens of Crops
Jun 09, 2025
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has issued a sweeping update to its regulation on pesticide and disinfectant residues, modifying monographs for several active ingredients used ...
New Guidelines Simplify Imports of Cosmetics and Hygiene Products
Jun 10, 2025
Peru’s Ministry of Health has introduced new exemptions to streamline the importation of personal-use cosmetic and hygiene products, as part of efforts to modernise regulatory processes and facilita...
Japan: MHLW updates list of substances subject to labelling and SDS delivery requirements under ISHA
Jun 11, 2025
Update: On 6 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) published the revised list of 155 chemicals which require labelling and safety data sheets (SDS) on the ASEAN-Japan Che...
Japan adds 50 chemicals to carcinogenic list effective from 1 April 2027
Jun 11, 2025
On 6 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a list of 50 carcinogenic chemicals on the ASEAN-Japan Chemical Safety Database portal. The update was also released o...
EPA Releases Guidance on New Chemical Submission Requirements Under TSCA Final Rule
Jun 11, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new guidance materials to help companies meet updated requirements for submitting new chemical information under the Toxic Substances Contro...
EU Publishes REACH Restriction on DMAC and NEP Due to Reproductive Toxicity
Jun 09, 2025
On 3 June 2025, the European Commission published Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1085 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulation introduces a new restriction under Annex XVII to RE...
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