Cosmetic

EU Amends Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements: 14 Newly Prohibited Ingredients and 2 Newly Restricted Ingredients

Early this year, the EU launched a public consultation on a draft Commission Regulation concerning using CMR substances (carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction) in cosmetics. On September ...

2022-10-17

Pharmaceutical

How to Sell OTC Drugs to China via Cross-Border E-Commerce (CBEC)

To market over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in China, stakeholders used to obey the same documentation requirements and marketing authorization application procedures as prescription drugs. *Please refer ...

2022-10-14

Food

Global Food Regulation Updates | September 2022

In September of 2022, China released 18 GB standard drafts on food additives, including GB 2760. South Korea revised Health Functional Food Code. Japan released new requirements for imported organic ...

2022-10-13

Pharmaceutical

Sept 2022: New Drug Approvals in China

Editor’s Notes: New drugs in this article refer to Innovative/improved new chemical drugs / biological products that have never been granted marketing authorization in or outside China; ...

2022-10-12

Pharmaceutical

Sept 2022 | China Pharmaceutical Regulatory Updates

This is a collection of China's recent pharmaceutical laws, regulations, policies, and standards, mainly issued by the following authorities: National Medical Products Administration (NMPA); NMPA's ...

2022-10-11

Cosmetic

Cosmetic Ingredient: China Relaxes the Requirements for Cosmetics Ingredient Safety Information Submission

In addition to ingredient suppliers, cosmetic registrants, notifiers and domestic responsible person are now allowed to fill in and submit ingredient safety information documents by themselves on the ...

2022-10-10

Cosmetic

September 2022: Global Cosmetic Regulatory Updates

This is a collection of global cosmetic regulatory updates, including cosmetic regulations in China, the EU etc. ??China China Conducts Another Round of Public Consultation on Safety and Technical ...

2022-10-09

Industrial Chemical

September 2022: Chemical Regulatory Updates in Europe and North America

This is a collection of regulatory updates in Europe and North America, including EU REACH, and US TSCA. ??European Union On September 20, 2022, the European Commission released a public invitation ...

2022-10-08

Industrial Chemical

September 2022: Chemical Regulatory Updates in Asia-Pacific Region

This is a collection of regulatory updates in Asia-Pacific regions, including China REACH, K-REACH, Japan CSCL, TCCSCA regulations, etc. ??China China Issues 2022 Draft List of New Pollutants for ...

2022-10-08

Industrial Chemical

TCCSCA: China's Taiwan Region Proposes 15 Substances as Chemicals of Concern

The listing of 15 substances as chemicals of concern will trigger further regulatory actions under TCCSCA.EPA of China's Taiwan Region is consulting on designating 15 chemical substances as ...

2022-10-08