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Mar 31, 2026 | Philippines Proposes New Post-Market Surveillance Rules for Medical Devices
Manila, March 2026. The Philippines has notified a draft FDA Circular that would introduce detailed requirements on the maintenance of importation and distribution records, as well as the reporting of...
Mar 31, 2026 | Indonesia Revises Draft Amendment to Microbiological Limits for Processed Foods
Jakarta, March 2026. Indonesia has circulated an addendum to its draft amendment to National Agency of Drug and Food Control Regulation No. 13 of 2019 on the maximum limits of microbial contamination...
Philippines Proposes New GMP Compliance Framework for Local and Foreign Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Mar 31, 2026
Manila, March 2026. The Philippines has notified a draft administrative order that would establish a more detailed and structured framework for the application, issuance, renewal, variation, and monit...
Thailand Delays Entry into Force of Food Contact Paper Standard to June 2027
Mar 31, 2026
Bangkok, March 2026. Thailand has circulated an addendum to its draft Ministerial Regulation requiring paper intended for food contact to conform to the prescribed industrial standard. The update does...
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Ukraine Publishes Draft Procedure for State Registration of Chemical Substances under UA REACH
Mar 30, 2026
On 24 March 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine (MoEEA) published a draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine titled “On Approval of the Procedure for S...
Canada Publishes Framework for Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials under CEPA
Mar 27, 2026
The Government of Canada has published a comprehensive framework for the risk assessment of manufactured nanomaterials under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The framework was d...
EU Strengthens Circular Economy with Ban on Destruction of Unsold Consumer goods
Mar 27, 2026
On 9 February 2026, the European Commission adopted a delegated act under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) setting out derogations from the prohibition on destroying unsold con...
BIS Releases Draft Revision for Benzoic Acid Technical Specification
Mar 26, 2026
On 10 March 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), through its Technical Committee on Organic Chemicals, Alcohols and Allied Products (PCD 9), issued a wide circulation draft for the revision of...
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