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On 21 Apr, China MEP issued the 5th batch of China new chemical substance notifications (China NCSN, a.k.a China REACH) to be approved in 2014 for public consultation. This batch lists 8 new chemical substances, of which 3 are notified more...
The regulation of whitening products is currently in a transitional period after the CFDA released Circular No.10-2013 on 16 Dec last year. In this circular whitening products were re-categorized from non-special to special use more...
On 16 Apr 2014, KFDA published the notice regarding partial amendment to “Outlines of Pricing System of Cosmetics”. more...
On April 17, 2014, AQSIQ issued a safety warning after confirming with Germany authorities that the health certificate of Baohexin International Trade (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. used to import “Hipp” baby formula (a famous German baby formula more...- China’s reform and opening-up policy have brought unprecedented opportunities to every industry sector across the nation. The cosmetics industry as one of the fastest growing sectors has come a long way in both sales revenue and more...
On April 9 2014, the NHFPC officially released the full version of the GB2763-2014 on it’s website. As the mandatory food safety standard of pesticide MRL, The GB 2763-2014 will take effect as of August 1 2014 and its predecessor, the more...- On April 4th, 2014, Chinese MEP issued the final Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals of Priority Environmental Concern (HCPEC). more...
Polymer registration is of crucial concern for the chemical industry. Under K-REACH, only polymers designated as priority substances or new chemical substances require registration. Unlike EU REACH, polymers will be individually registered instead of monomer more...- On April 1, 2014, NHFPC announced the approval of L-Methionylglycine HCl as a new food additive and extended the application scope of three food additives including Vitamin A, Vitamin B1 and bentonite. more...
- On April 1, 2014, NHFPC preannounced the approval of four new additives used in food contact materials and two new food contact resins. The period for public consultation is until April 25, 2014. more...
On March 31st, the Japanese National Institute of Technology and Evaluation published a series of Technical Guidance on the Risk Assessment of Priority Assessment more...
On 24-Mar-2014, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced to end immediately its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against wines imported from EU countries. more...
On April 1st, Japanese MHLW, METI and MOE issued Joint Notice No. 2 and 3, announcing the addition of 13 substances to PACs, as well as the deletion of 4 substances from the list. more...
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