China revises Cosmetic Safety Technical Guidelines
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has revised the country’s Cosmetic Safety Technical Guidelines (STSC) in a notice published on 21 March. Eleven test methods have been approved by the Expert Committee on Cosmetics Standards and are now included...
Health Canada looks to ‘modernise’ toy regulations
Health Canada has invited public feedback on proposed changes to its Toys Regulations, with an aim to improve international harmonisation and reduce reliance on animal testing. The changes under consideration would “modernise” existing requirements by...
Package of ‘safer beauty’ bills reintroduced in US Congress
Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced a suite of four bills seeking to ban concerning chemicals from personal care products and require greater ingredient transparency. The “Safer Beauty Bill Package” would impose bans on 11 types of chemicals (HR3619),...