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Oct 23, 2025 | Indonesia Finalizes Registration Rules for Overseas Halal Certificates (SHLN)
Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) has issued Decree No. 221/2025, setting out definitive procedures for registering overseas halal certificates (SHLN) so products certified...
Oct 22, 2025 | PFAS Restriction Dossier Submitters Release Summary of Updates
The national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have released a 20-page summary explaining the updates to their proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substa...
Vietnam Tables 2025 Circular Updating Permitted and Banned Plant Protection Products
Oct 22, 2025
On 20 October 2025, Vietnam notified the WTO of a draft Circular updating the List of Permitted Plant Protection Products and the List of Banned Plant Protection Products. The draft, prepared by the P...
Thailand Moves to Mandate TIS 332-2567 for Dry-Chemical Portable Fire Extinguishers
Oct 22, 2025
On 20 October 2025, Thailand notified the WTO of a draft ministerial regulation requiring all dry-chemical portable fire extinguishers—new and refilled—to conform to Thai Industrial Standard (TIS) 332...
UK Launches Consultation on Proposed Ban of BPA and Other Bisphenols in Food Contact Materials
Oct 22, 2025
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has opened a public consultation on a proposal to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA), other bisphenols, and bisphenol derivatives in materials and articles intended...
NMPA Updates Cosmetic Ingredient Catalog with Three Newly Monitored Substances
Oct 21, 2025
On October 20, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the second dynamic adjustment to the Catalog of Already Used Cosmetic Ingredients in accordance with relevant provisions un...
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