Industrial Chemical

K-REACH: South Korea Updates New Chemical Substances Hazard Assessment Results

On August 23, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued NIER Notification No.2022-47 to adopt the hazard assessment results of new chemical substances registered ...

2022-09-06

Industrial Chemical

August 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, global hazardous chemical regulations etc. ??China Shanghai Strengthens Digitalization ...

2022-09-06

Industrial Chemical

China REACH: China MEE to Add 6 Substances into IECSC

On August 31, 2022, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published a public invitation for comments on the addition of 6 substances to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances ...

2022-09-06

Food

Food Regulation Highlights in China | August 2022

To help food business stakeholders to navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape in the global food industry, ChemLinked presented Global Food Regulation Highlights, a monthly report which ...

2022-09-05

Food

China Consults on 10 New Food-Related Products, Including New Additives, FCMs, and Resins

On August 23, 2022, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) opened 10 new food-related products for public comments, including 2 new additives for food contact materials (FCM), 4 ...

2022-09-05

Pharmaceutical

Chinese Pharmacopoeia: Understanding 42 Guidelines [English Version Available]

Chinese Pharmacopoeia is an official collection of drug standards, covering drug development, production, sale, utilization, supervision, and control in China. It is compiled by the Chinese ...

2022-09-05

Agrochemical

Pesticide Registration: China Rejects Pesticide Product Registration for Efficacy Issues

When companies register pesticide products, China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) always focuses on reviewing the safety and effectiveness of the product. If the product to be registered is inactive ...

2022-09-02

Cosmetic

Cosmetics Regulation: EU Amends the Use Requirements for 2 UV Filters

On July 7, 2022, in a published official journal, the EU updated the use requirements for two UV filters in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation), Benzophenone-3 (CAS No. ...

2022-09-01

Food

Food Additive: China Consults on 13 New Food Additives, Involving Infant Formula

On August 20, 2022, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) opened 13 new food additives for public comment, including 11 new food nutrition fortifiers and 2 food additives with ...

2022-08-31

Food

Food Regulations: China Publishes the 14th Five-Year Plan for Food Safety Standard, Monitoring and Evaluation

To advance the construction of “Healthy China 2030" and fully implement the requirements of China’s Food Safety Law, the National Health Commission publishes the “14th Five-Year Plan for Food Safety ...

2022-08-30