by delphic-admin | Jul 22, 2023 | APAC
China’s National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) has published nine guidance documents to assist companies with registering special use cosmetics and new cosmetic ingredients. Special use cosmetics, for example hair dye and sunscreen products, are...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | UK
As of 31st May, both UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are in force. To help businesses use the deals, the UK Government published a toolkit (can be accessed here) for using the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand FTAs, which has been developed...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | UK
The UK government is planning to amend its cosmetics Regulation to restrict the use of methyl-n-methylanthranilate in cosmetic products, following the EU’s similar move last year. The decision, informed by advice from the UK’s scientific advisory group on...
by delphic-admin | May 28, 2023 | UK
On 28 April 2023, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) a regulation updating the Annexes to the UK Cosmetics Regulation (UKCR). The notification is open for comments for 60 days from the date of notification....
by delphic-admin | Dec 19, 2022 | North America
Valisure testing laboratory analysed 294 batches of sprays, gels and lotions. The results showed that some sunscreen brands contained between 3-6ppm of benzene. A 2ppm limit proposed by Valisure, in line with pharmaceutical limits (in its petition of 25 May) to the...
