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Industrial Chemical

ECHA Sees Rise in Alternatives to Animal Testing for Chemical Safety Assessments

The report shows that adaptations continue to be used more than experimental studies, with read-across being the most frequent option. In vitro non-animal test methods have seen a significant uptake ...

2023-06-19

Industrial Chemical

South Korea Unveils Hazard Assessment Results for 37 New Chemicals

On June 8, 2023, by NIER Announcement No. 2023-27, South Korea's NIER adopted the updates to hazardous evaluation results of chemicals registered under K-REACH, and they took effect immediately. ...

2023-06-19

Cosmetic

China NIFDC Clarifies Registration Requirements for Special Cosmetics and New Cosmetic Ingredients

On June 5, 2023, China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released nine guidelines pertaining to the registration of Chinese domestic and imported special cosmetics, as well ...

2023-06-13

Cosmetic

China Seeks Feedback on Guidelines for Submitting Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Information via Official Platform

Guidelines for Submitting Information through the Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Information Submission Platform clarifies the application scope of the platform, the submission principles, necessary ...

2023-06-13

Cosmetic

China Proposes Technical Guidance for Cosmetics Ingredient Safety Submission

Consisting of 11 parts, the draft specifies cosmetic registrants’ and notifiers’ responsibility for ingredient quality and safety, refines the requirements for filling in and submitting ingredient ...

2023-06-13

Industrial Chemical

China Bans Five Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Update:  On June 6, 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), together with 10 other ministries, issued the Announcement on Environmental Risk Control Requirements for Five ...

2023-06-09

Food

South Korea Updates Guideline for Functional Ingredient Recognition

On May 22, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) updated the Guideline on Preparing Dossiers for Functional Ingredient Recognition of Health Functional Food to help enterprises better ...

2023-06-09

Cosmetic

May 2023: Global Cosmetic Regulatory Updates

This is a collection of global cosmetic regulatory updates, including cosmetic regulations in China, the EU etc. ??China China Issues the First License for Cosmetic Personalized Service On April 26, ...

2023-06-06

Industrial Chemical

China MEE Updates IECSC: 43 Chemicals Added in June 2023

Update:  China MEE recently issued two notices to announce the addition of 43 chemical substances to the IECSC. Notice I The proposal of adding 4 substances to the IECSC made in February 2023 has ...

2023-06-06

Agrochemical

New US EPA Rule Expedites Use of Plant-Incorporated Biotech to Protect Crops from Pests

On 25 May 2023, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule that will accelerate the use of plant-incorporated biotechnologies to protect against pests. The rule will exempt a ...

2023-06-02