Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 06 October 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 December 2025

This East African Draft Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for chlorine and oxygen-based (bleach) intended for domestic, professional and Industrial uses.

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. soap, anionic, cationic and non-ionic) (HS code(s): 340249); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 October 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 December 2025

This East African Draft Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for chlorine and oxygen-based (bleach) intended for domestic, professional and Industrial uses.

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. soap, anionic, cationic and non-ionic) (HS code(s): 340249); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 October 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 December 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for liquid soap and detergent for household use. This standard does not cover soaps and detergents for laundry use, liquid bathing soap and liquid hand wash (synthetic and combined).

Products Covered: Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401) (HS code(s): 3402); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 October 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 December 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap.This standard does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap, beauty soap or sea-water soap.The standard does not apply to products, for which therapeutic claims are made.

Products Covered: Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products (HS code(s): 340111); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 October 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 December 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap.This standard does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap, beauty soap or sea-water soap.The standard does not apply to products, for which therapeutic claims are made.

Products Covered: Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products (HS code(s): 340111); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 October 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 December 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap.This standard does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap, beauty soap or sea-water soap.The standard does not apply to products, for which therapeutic claims are made.

Products Covered: Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products (HS code(s): 340111); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 October 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 December 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap.This standard does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap, beauty soap or sea-water soap.The standard does not apply to products, for which therapeutic claims are made.

Products Covered: Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products (HS code(s): 340111); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 October 2025 | Final date for Comment: 05 December 2025

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for solid bathing soap.This standard does not apply to carbolic soap or specialty soaps such as, transparent soap, floating soap, liquid soap, beauty soap or sea-water soap.The standard does not apply to products, for which therapeutic claims are made.

Products Covered: Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products (HS code(s): 340111); Surface active agents (ICS code(s): 71.100.40)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 October 2025

Emamectin is not an approved active substance in Great Britain (GB); its approval status expired on 30 November 2024. An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive to set new maximum residue level (MRL) for apricots, cherries (sweet), peaches, kiwi (green, red, yellow), and herbal infusions (leaves and herbs).  Following an assessment, the following MRLs have been increased to set Import Tolerances for emamectin on various commodities: Apricots  0.05mg/kg, Cherries (sweet)  0.04mg/kg, Peaches  0.05mg/kg, Kiwi (green, red, yellow)  0.15mg/kg, Herbal infusions (leaves and herbs) 2.0mg/kg.  The Evaluation Report/ Reasoned Opinion supporting these new MRLs is available at the following link: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pesticides/assets/docs/mrln-abbq-0985.pdf. The residue levels arising in food from the notified uses result in consumer exposures below the toxicological reference values and therefore harmful effects on human health are not expected. As the residue levels exceed the current MRLs in force, new MRLs are being adopted.

Products Covered: Apricots (0140010); Cherries (sweet) (0140020); Peaches (0140030); Kiwi (green, red, yellow) (0612010); Herbal infusions (leaves and herbs) (0632000)* For reference, the full list of GB commodity codes is set out in Part 1 of the GB pesticides Maximum Residue Level Statutory Register – see link). 

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 30 September 2025 | Final date for Comment: 29 November 2025

This GCP comprises 48 articles, stipulating the quality standards for the entire process of clinical trials.

Products Covered: Drugs (HS code(s): 30); (ICS code(s): 11.120.10)

Regulation Type: Regular notification