China Opens Public Consultation on Adding Five Chemicals to the Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue

 On January 21, 2026, the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China (MEM), together with relevant departments, released a draft announcement proposing to include five chemicals in the the Chinese Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue. Stakeholders are invited to submit feedback...

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China’s NMPA Adds 18 Revised and New Cosmetic Standards into the 2015 Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification

On 12 January 2026 , the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China announced the inclusion of 18 revised and new cosmetic standards into the “Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification (2015 edition)”. The standards were reviewed and...

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China Issues Notice on Submission of 2025 Annual Activity Reports for New Chemical Substances

On 12 January, 2026, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) released an official notice clarifying the requirements for submitting the 2025 Annual Activity Report for New Chemical Substances. This notice was issued...

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China Enacts New Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law to Strengthen National Risk Control

On 27 December, 2025 , China's National People's Congress Standing Committee passed the new Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law, which aims to improve safety governance across the full lifecycle of hazardous chemicals. The law will come into force on 1 May...

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China drafts GB standards to align with GHS Rev. 11

On 17 and 23 December 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) opened two public consultations to revise several mandatory GB 30000 series standards for classification and labelling, with...

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China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment Strengthens Global Chemicals Treaty Collaboration

On November 10, 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) hosted senior representatives from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),and the United Nations Industrial Development...

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NMPA Updates Cosmetic Ingredient Catalog with Three Newly Monitored Substances

On October 20, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the second dynamic adjustment to the Catalog of Already Used Cosmetic Ingredients in accordance with relevant provisions under the Cosmetics Supervision...

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China Releases 34 New National Food Safety Standards Including Updated Limits on Contaminants (GB 2762-2025)

On September 25, 2025, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly announced the release of 32 new national food safety standards and 2 amendment...

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Notice on the First Training Session for Standardized Environmental Management of Hazardous Waste

On 30 September 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment  (MEE) Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center, together with China Environmental Publishing Group, announces that the first training session on...

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China Strengthens Oversight of Bulk Liquid Food Transport in Revised Food Safety Law

From September 8-12 2025, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing. During this session, the draft amendment to China’s Food...

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