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Mar 17, 2023 | South Korea notifies new approval application submission deadline for daily use consumer chemical product subject to safety verification and approval
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea notifies new approval application submission deadline for daily use consumer chemical product subject to safety verification and ...

Mar 09, 2023 | China consults on FCMs standard
The National Health Commission of China is consulting on proposed modification to the country’s main standard regulating food contact materials (FCMs), GB 9685-2016. GB 9685-2016, Standard for the U...

Japan updates its positive lists for hair dyes and quasi-drugs
Mar 09, 2023
Hair dyes and "quasi-drugs" are governed under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Act in Japan. Before producing or promoting their products, businesses must first meet registration requirements a...

The FCM positive list has been updated by Japan MHLW
Mar 09, 2023
On 26 December 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan released a notice containing new requirements for several substances to its food contact materials (FCMs) positive list ...
China invites suggestion on modification Cosmetic Safety and Technical Guidelines”
Mar 08, 2023
National Istitutes for Food and Drug Conrol of China (NIFDC) published notification calling for suggestions on “Cosmetic Safety and Technical Guidelines”. “Cosmetic Safety and Technical Guidelin...

KKDIK Data-Sharing Guide Has Been Updated
Mar 08, 2023
On 6th March 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of Turkey announced that the data sharing guide within the scope of the Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation,...

REACH Guidance for monomers and polymers updated
Mar 07, 2023
ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, has updated its guidance for importers and manufacturers of polymers and monomers to comply with minimum requirements for REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authoriz...

Singapore updates its GHS
Mar 06, 2023
Singapore has recently updated its standards for chemical classifications, labelling, and safety data sheets (SDSs) to conform to the seventh version of the UN's Globally Harmonized System (GHS) o...

Israel proposes a regulation for cosmetics
Mar 06, 2023
A draft Regulation governing the creation, marketing, and import of cosmetic items has been published by Israel's Ministry of Health. Israel sent the draft to the WTO on January 24. Comments are acc...

India published a new guideline and regulation on insecticides
Mar 03, 2023
On February 2nd the department of agriculture and farmers welfare of India published a new guideline and regulation on insecticides. This regulation with code name S.O.701(E) is intended to prohibit a...

South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products and Standards for Labelling and Safety
Mar 03, 2023
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products and Standards for Labelling and Safety’ on February 27th, 2023. The...
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