China Moves Forward with Revised Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law

On September 8, 2025, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) conducted the second reading of the draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law. The revised...

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China Releases 2025 National Standards Relevant to Chemical Management and Hazardous Substance Control

On August 28, 2025, China’s national standardization authorities officially published the 18th batch of national standards for 2025. Among them are several standards directly relevant to chemical management, fire suppression chemicals,...

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China Notifies WTO of New National Food Safety Standard for Vanillin

On 28 August 2025, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) formally notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft national food safety standard for vanillin,...

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Deadline Extended for Public Disclosure Extension of Chemical Substance Identification Information

On August 20, 2025, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announced an extension of the deadline for submitting applications to postpone the public disclosure of chemical substance identification information. According...

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China reopens consultation to revise label standard GB 15258

Update: On 13 August 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a new draft standard of the national standard GB 15258 and reopened the public consultation on 14...

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China enforces GHS Rev. 8 via mandatory standard GB 30000.1-2024

Update: As scheduled, GB 30000.1-2024 entered into force on 1 August 2025. From this date onward, chemical classification and labelling in China must comply exclusively with GB 30000.1-2024 which implements GHS Revision...

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China releases official standard for Desensitized Explosives

On 30 June 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published the final standard of Desensitized Explosives on the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) portal. MIIT designated new...

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China Updates Management Rules for Used Cosmetic Ingredients Catalogue

On June 24, 2025, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) released Announcement No. 61 of 2025 to improve the management of cosmetic ingredients and encourage innovation in the cosmetics industry. The...

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China Adds Two New Cosmetic Ingredients to Official Catalogue

On June 24, 2025, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the dynamic adjustment of the Catalogue of Used Cosmetic Ingredients. This catalogue will now be updated regularly and is divided...

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China Adds 44 Chemicals to IECSC and Updates Uses for 2 Substances

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 and Registered Substances...

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