Jul 15, 2024 | Singapore’s HSA Revises Fees for Cosmetic Notifications and GMP Certifications under the Health Products Fees Amendment Regulations 2024
Effective 1 July 2024, Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has announced a revision to its fee structure for cosmetic product notifications and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificatio...
Jan 27, 2025 | SCCS evaluates the safety of salicylic acid in children’s cosmetics
On January 13, 2025, the EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) released its preliminary opinion on the safety of salicylic acid as a cosmetic preservative concerning children's exposur...
SCCS publishes preliminary scientific opinion on the safety of butylparaben cosmetic products for children
Jan 27, 2025
On 10 January 2025, the EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) adopted its preliminary opinion on the safety of using butylparaben as a preservative in cosmetic products for children. The d...
Dominican Republic Announces Draft Regulation on Cosmetics Personal Care and Household Products
Jan 24, 2025
On 13 January 2025, the Dominican Republic issued a notification under the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) to announce a draft Technical Regulation aime...
Ukraine to Align Environmental Laws with EU Laws on Ozone-Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases
Jan 24, 2025
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine is driving forward the adoption of key European Union regulations on ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gas...
South Korea approves first 15 biocidal products under K-BPR
Jan 24, 2025
On December 20, 2024, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) announced the approval of the first 15 biocidal products under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (K-BPR). ...
Ecuador Updates Regulations on Good Practices for Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices
Jan 24, 2025
The Republic of Ecuador has announced significant amendments to its Sanitary Technical Regulation on Good Practices for Storage, Distribution, and/or Transportation for pharmaceutical companies and ma...
Chile - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
Jan 23, 2025
In February 2021, Chile became the first country in Latin America to adopt a comprehensive national chemicals regulation, Decree 57 and its implementing Resolution 777/2021. This regulation establishe...
Colombia - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
Jan 23, 2025
Colombia has made significant progress in modernizing its national chemicals regulations, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable and safe chemicals management. In 2017, the country introduced a dra...
Peru - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
Jan 23, 2025
In recent years, Peru has intensified its efforts around the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and its management of chemicals. On July 26, 2024, the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment announced the ...
New Guidelines for Halal Certification of Micro and Small Enterprises MSEs in Indonesia: Regulation No. 80 of 2024
Jan 23, 2025
On December 31, 2024, Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) officially rolled out Regulation No. 80 of 2024, which introduces updated guidelines for Halal certification, specifically ta...
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