Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 16 April 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 June 2026

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a color additive petition, submitted by the International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM or petitioner), proposing that we amend the color additive regulations to no longer provide for the use of three specified solvents (methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and ethylene dichloride) for preparing certain color additives because these uses have been permanently abandoned.The color additive petition was filed on 20 March 2026. 

Products Covered: Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin. (HS code(s): 3203); Food technology (ICS code(s): 67)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 15 April 2026 | Final date for Comment: 14 June 2026

The notified draft Directorial Resolution sets out the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Peru of compost used as organic fertilizer.

Products Covered: Compost (organic fertilizer), national subheading (SPN): 3101.00.90.00

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 April 2026 | Final date for Comment: 12 June 2026

This document specifies the format, basic principles, required labeling content and requirements for the labels on cosmetic sales packaging.This document applies to cosmetics sold within the territory of the People's Republic of China, including cosmetics provided to consumers by means of free trial, gift, redemption, etc.

Products Covered: Cosmetics (HS code(s): 3303; 3304; 3305; 330710; 330720; 330730; 330790; 340130); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 April 2026 | Final date for Comment: 12 June 2026

This document specifies the general requirements and product requirements for toothpaste.This document applies to toothpaste manufactured and marketed within the territory of the People's Republic of China.This document does not apply to toothpaste that is intended solely for sale outside the territory of the People's Republic of China.

Products Covered: Toothpaste (HS code(s): 330610); (ICS code(s): 11.060.10)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 13 April 2026 | Final date for Comment: 12 June 2026

This document specifies the general requirements, ingredients requirements, and product requirements for cosmetics.This document applies to cosmetics manufactured and marketed within the territory of the People's Republic of China.This document does not apply to cosmetics that are intended solely for sale outside the territory of the People's Republic of China.

Products Covered: Cosmetics (HS code(s): 3303; 3304; 3305; 330710; 330720; 330730; 330790; 340130); (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 10 April 2026

The draft revision to establish Japanese Pharmacopoeia Nineteenth Edition notified in G/TBT/N/JPN/882 will be published and enter into force on 10 April 2026. The Japanese Pharmacopoeia Nineteenth Edition in English is planned to be published in due course.

Products Covered: Pharmaceutical Products (HS:30)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 09 April 2026

Pursuant to Supreme Decree No. 005-2026-MINAM, the Ministry of the Environment of Peru approves and publishes Decree No. 1570 approving the Law on the Comprehensive Management of Chemical Substances, the draft version of which was notified in document G/TBT/N/PER/163 dated 28 August 2024.Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, MINCETUR (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism)Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50 - Urb. Corpac - Lima 27 - Peru1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a PDF attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified measure and/or interpretative guidance can be obtained.G/TBT/N/PER/163/Add.1- 2 - Tel.: (+51-1) 513-6100, Ext. 1223 and 1239Email: otc@mincetur.gob.pe__________

Products Covered: Chapter 28 or 29 of the Customs Tariff 2022

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 02 April 2026 | Final date for Comment: 01 June 2026

The "Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import, and Sale of Dry Cell Batteries" (hereinafter referred to as the "Announcement") was first promulgated on 27 March 2006, and has been revised three times, most recently on 2 March 2015. To strengthen domestic mercury management and align with the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury, the Ministry of Environment amended the "Regulated Toxic Chemical Substances and Their Management Matters" in 2025 to remove the permitted use of mercury in the manufacturing of silver oxide and zinc-air button cell batteries with a mercury content of less than 2%. Accordingly, relevant provisions of the Announcement and Attached Table 1 of Item 2 will be revised.

Products Covered: One-time-use non-button type cell batteries: manganese-zinc batteries and alkaline manganese batteries; One-time-use button cell batteries: alkaline manganese batteries, mercuric oxide batteries and silver oxide batteries 

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 April 2026 | Final date for Comment: 31 May 2026

The Order provides for approval of Requirements for milk, dairy products and spreadable fats intended for human consumption, produced in Ukraine or imported (shipped) into the customs territory of Ukraine, at all stages of their marketing.The Order establishes detailed requirements regarding:the determination of the list of food products covered by this regulation, specifically raw milk, drinking milk, dairy products and spreadable fats, including butter, margarine, spreads and fat blends;all types of drinking milk;the definition of specific designations for dairy products and spreadable fats used in certain countries and languages;the labeling and presentation of food products. For example, the labeling of spreadable fats must indicate the fat content as a percentage;the procedures for verifying the declared fat content in spreadable fats.This Order also provides that milk, dairy products and spreadable fats that comply with the requirements of the legislation on safety and certain food quality indicators in effect prior to the entry into force of this Order, but do not meet all or specific provisions of the Requirements for milk, dairy products and spreadable fats approved by this Order, may remain in circulation until the end of their minimum shelf life or the expiration date (use-by date).The Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.

Products Covered: Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code(s): 0401); Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code(s): 0402); Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or flavoured or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, fruit, nuts or cocoa, and yogurt may additionally contain chocolate, spices, coffee, plants or cereals (HS code(s): 0403); Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, n.e.s. (HS code(s): 0404); Butter, incl. dehydrated butter and ghee, and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads (HS code(s): 0405); Cheese and curd (HS code(s): 0406); - Lactose and lactose syrup: (HS code(s): 17021); Casein (HS code(s): 350110)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 April 2026 | Final date for Comment: 05 June 2026

The CFIA is proposing to remove the following organisms from its List of pests regulated by Canada:Apple rosette agentApple rough bark agentApple star crack agentCacoecimorpha pronubanaCherry pink fruit agentCherry rough fruit agentCherry short stem agentCydia pomonellaFusarium oxysporum f.sp. cannabisGrapevine asteroid mosaic-associated virusGrapevine enation agentGymnosporangium yamadaeLittle cherry closterovirus 3 (LchV-3)Mayetiola destructorNeovossia indica (continues to be regulated as Tilletia indica)Pear rough bark agentPhomopsis viticolaPhytophthora asparagiPhytophthora gonapodyidesPhytophthora intercalarisPhytophthora irrigatePhytophthora pseudosyringaePhytophthora sansomeanaPlum rusty blotchPseudoperonospora cannabinaPseudomonas syringae pv. cannabinaSclerotium cepivorumTrichoferus (=Hesperophanes) campestrisXanthomonas campestris pv. cannabisThe proposed removal of these organisms is primarily based on the CFIA’s determination that they no longer meet the definition of a quarantine pest. This is because:They no longer present a significant economic or environmental risk to Canada;They have become established in Canada; or Their introduction or control cannot be feasibly or practically prevented through regulatory measures.The risks or impacts associated with the current proposal are considered low or negligible.

Products Covered: Any articles that are or may have the potential to be a pathway for the organisms listed below under section 6, including articles of Harmonized System chapters 06, 07, 08, 10, 12, 14, 30, 40 and 47.

Regulation Type: Regular notification