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Apr 09, 2025 | Thailand Updates Cosmetic Labelling Rules: New Requirements for Fluoride Products
On 4 April 2025, Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) issued a draft notification proposing significant amendments to the labelling requirements for fluoride-containing cosmetics, includ...
Apr 08, 2025 | China NMPA Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Reforms to Cosmetics Registration and Notification
On March 31, 2026, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China released a draft announcement for public consultation, proposing updates to the registration and notification requiremen...
UK Launches Consultations on RoHS Exemptions for Lead in Engine Control Units and Mercury in Discharge Lamps
Apr 07, 2025
On 10 March 2025, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched two public consultations on proposed exemptions under the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substan...
New EU Guide Clarifies Rules on Intentionally Added Microplastics
Apr 07, 2025
The European Commission has published a comprehensive explanatory guide to support the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, which restricts the placing on the market of products containing int...
Draft Regulation Update from Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor on New Chemical Substances
Apr 07, 2025
On March 7, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MoL) announced proposed changes to the regulations for the registration of new chemical substances. A draft version of the updated regulation is now open...
EU Presents Ambitious REACH Revision Plans at CARACAL-54: Digitalisation Enforcement and Simplification Take Centre Stage
Apr 06, 2025
At the CARACAL-54 meeting on 3 April 2025, the European Commission outlined its latest proposals to revise the REACH Regulation. These updates, forming part of the broader Chemicals Industry Package,...
UK Brings Methyl Salicylate Restrictions into Force for Cosmetic Products
Apr 04, 2025
The UK has introduced the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025 No. 413), which will come into force on 30 September 2025. This regulation amends Annex 3 of...
EU Committees Advance Sectoral Assessment of PFAS Restriction Proposal
Apr 04, 2025
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) scientific committees continue to make steady progress in the evaluation of the proposed REACH restriction on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). During...
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