UK REACH extended registration deadline signed into law

UK REACH extended registration deadline signed into law

Companies have been granted three more years to comply On 28 June 2023, the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has signed the REACH registration deadlines into law. The amended statutory instrument will enter into force on July 19 and...
Draft EU Regulation on Nanomaterials Notified to WTO

Draft EU Regulation on Nanomaterials Notified to WTO

On 23 May 2023, the EU Commission notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the draft regulation which will ban and restrict a number of nanomaterials in cosmetic products (can be accessed here). The list of the affected substances can be found below. Added to...
China to regulate toothpastes as ‘ordinary use’ cosmetics from 1 December

China revises national standard for lip moisturiser

China’s standards body has revised the country’s national standard for lip moisturiser in gel or cream form. The standard, which is voluntary but has legal force if referred to by other regulations, will come into force on 1 April 2024. The revised...