Aug 10, 2023 | In Brazil ANVISA Greenlights Imports Using Single Declaration Approach
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has approved a regulation that allows the use of the Single Import Declaration (Duimp) as an alternative for the importation of goods and products subje...
Aug 14, 2023 | Brazil ANVISA's New Normative Instruction Sets Guidelines for Labeling Changes in Personal Care Products
ANVISA has taken a significant step toward ensuring transparency and consumer safety within the personal care product industry. With the introduction of a new Normative Instruction, ANVISA is set to r...
Cosmetics in Brazil: New Regulations Impact Personal Care Industry
Aug 11, 2023
In a significant move that underscores Brazil's commitment to consumer safety and the regulation of cosmetic products, the National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil (ANVISA) has introduced new...
Regulation of VOC Emissions in Mexico's Production Processes: A Step Towards Environmental Sustainability
Aug 04, 2023
In a significant move towards environmental sustainability, Mexico's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has taken a proactive stance by introducing a draft technical standard aimed at r...
South Korea designates three new chemicals as toxic substances.
Aug 10, 2023
On August 1st, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea partially revised and notified the Notice of Designation of Toxic Substances, in accordance with Article 2(6...
Türkiye Cosmetic Regulation Has Been Updated!
Jun 18, 2023
The former rule was abolished with the publication of the new Türkiye Cosmetic Products rule (the "Regulation") in the Official Gazette on May 8, 2023. As a result, the procedures and standards gove...
Water-soluble zinc salts used in oral hygiene products: preliminary opinion open for comments
Aug 09, 2023
On 3 July 2023, the EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) adopted Opinion on Water-soluble Zinc Salts Used in Oral Hygiene Products (II). Water-soluble zinc compounds are used in oral ...
PFHxS banned in the EU under the POPs Regulation
Aug 09, 2023
On 8 August 2023, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2023/1068 in the Official Journal of European Union amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 known as the Persistent Organic Polutants (POPs) Regulation. I...
South Korea implements a preliminary review system for biocidal products.
Aug 07, 2023
Starting this August, the Ministry of Environment in South Korea is introducing a preliminary review system to expedite the completeness review period conducted by the National Institute of Environmen...
Poison Centres: Industrial-use-only mixtures must comply from 1 January 2024
Aug 08, 2023
In the EU, starting from 1 January 2024, all newly submitted Poison Centre Notifications (PCNs) must comply with the harmonized information requirements detailed in Annex VIII to the Classification, L...
Australia Consults on Listing 3 groups of PFAS chemicals and PeCB in the IChEMS Register Schedule 7
Aug 08, 2023
On 21 July 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooc...
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