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Jan 31, 2025 | Japan Adds Cosmetic Ingredients to NITE-CHRIP Database
On 10 January 2025, Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) added ingredients used in cosmetics to the country’s Chemical Risk Information Platform (NITE-CHRIP). As a government...
Jan 31, 2025 | Japan publishes English version of GHS Classified Chemicals for FY 2022
On 23 January 2025, Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) published the English version of the list of 169 chemicals classified according to the provisions of the Globally Har...
COFEPRIS Evaluates the Use of FDC Red No. 3 in Food Beverages and Pharmaceuticals
Jan 30, 2025
The Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) is currently conducting a risk analysis regarding the use of FD&C Red No. 3 in food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. As Mexico’s...
EU Adopts New Regulations to Reduce Packaging Waste and Promote Sustainability
Jan 30, 2025
The European Council has formally adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) which focuses on reducing packaging waste and promoting sustainability. The rules introduce binding targe...
Ukraine Notifies WTO of Revised Draft Resolution on Hazardous Factors Registration
Jan 29, 2025
On 23 January 2025, Ukraine notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its draft Regulation entitled "Procedure for State Registration of Hazardous Factors" (Rev. 2). This Regulation, issued by th...
Ecuador Implements New Sanitary Technical Regulations for Medicines
Jan 29, 2025
In a major regulatory move aimed at strengthening public health safeguards, the National Agency for Regulation, Control, and Sanitary Surveillance (ARCSA) has issued Resolution ARCSA-DE-2024-058-DASP,...
Chile prohibits animal testing for cosmetics
Jan 29, 2025
Update: The law has came into effect on January 27, 2025, one year after its publication. On 26 January 2024, the Ministry of Health of Chile published Law No. 21646 in the Diario Oficial de la Re...
Chile Introduces Landmark Regulation to Strengthen Agricultural Pesticide Management
Jan 28, 2025
In a significant step towards modernizing its agricultural sector, Chile’s Ministry of Agriculture, through the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), has issued Resolución 243 Exenta (Resolution 2...
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