by delphic-admin | Jun 19, 2024 | South America
Severe flooding has prompted Brazil’s health regulatory agency (ANVISA) to temporarily waive authorisation requirements for importing certain food, cosmetics, sanitisers and hygiene products subject to health inspection. Under the 10 May resolution (RDC No 866,...
by delphic-admin | Jun 19, 2024 | UK
On 22 April 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published an updated version of the OPSS Enforcement Policy, alongside an update to their guidance on enforcement actions and associated rights and enforcement actions (available here and here). As...
by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Europe
On Monday 4 March, the European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on the proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The objectives of the PPWR are “to contribute to the efficient functioning of the internal market, while...
by delphic-admin | Dec 1, 2023 | Europe
Companies representing the global silicones industry have lost major appeal cases seeking to overturn decisions identifying siloxanes as substances of very high concern under REACH and banning them in wash-off cosmetics due to environmental hazards. In two separate...
by delphic-admin | Dec 1, 2023 | UK
On 9 November 2023, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published a policy paper on the Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) for the UK Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (can be...
