On May 6, 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published an official notice announcing updates to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China (IECSC). New a...
Read MoreTaiwan’s Ministry of Environment has announced stricter controls on several high- risk chemicals, including PFOS, PFOA, nonylphenol (NP), nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO), and cycloterpenes. Starting...
Read MoreChina’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has introduced new rules the ‘Administrative Measures for Monitoring and Evaluation of Cosmetic Safety Risks‘, which are set to take effe...
Read MoreChina’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) is seeking public feedback on draft indicative lists of long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), their salts, and related compounds. These subs...
Read MoreThe Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) has reviewed the draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law of the People's Republic of China. To encourage public participation in the le...
Read MoreOn November 28, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published GB/T 45091-2024, a national standard outlining restricted substances in recycled plastics. Effective from June 1, 2...
Read MoreOn December 13, 2024, China’s Department of Food Safety Standards and Risk Monitoring and Assessment announced that two substances, have passed the safety assessment for use in food contact material...
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