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On March 20, 2025, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) officially approved Calcium Tert-Butylphosphonate as a food-related product.
On March 11, 2025, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) officially approved Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis YLGB-1496 as a new food ingredient.
On March 11, 2025, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) accepted an application for a new food additive, San Zan Gum (三赞胶).
On March 5, 2025, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) approved Sodium Propionate as a new food additive.
On March 4, 2025, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) officially approved Calcium 6S-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate as a food additive.
On March 3, 2025, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) officially approved Green Coffee Bean Extract as a new food ingredient.
On February 28, 2025, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) accepted a new food additive application for Calcium Alginate (海藻酸钙).
The National Health Commission of China (NHC) has published an announcement regarding the acceptance of new food additive applications as of February 24, 2025.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received a petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for pesticide residues in various food commodities.
On March 31, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the results of its risk assessment (Primary I) of priority assessment chemicals, outlining future actions.
On March 19, 2025, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs issued a call for comments on the draft risk profile of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs…
On April 01, 2025, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a notification to add three new substances under priority assessment…
On April 01, 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) added Poly(oxyethylene) alkyl phenyl ether (only those with an alkyl group containing nine carbon atoms) to the list of Class…
- Japan Announces Partial Revision of the Names of Chemical Substances that Don't Require Notification
On March 31, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) jointly issued a notification regarding the non-requirement of…
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that starting July 2025, all active Classification and Labelling (C&L) notifications submitted by a group of manufacturers or importers (MIs…
The Government of El Salvador announced the implementation of the sixth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classification and labelling of chemicals. Decree No.
The European Commission has tasked the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) with updating existing guidelines on the restricted aprotic solvent, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) to also cover N,N-…
On March 27, 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a draft standard for Israel, SI 261, regarding sodium hypochlorite solutions.
On April 3, 2025, the European Commission released a proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 to update the test methods used for the safety evaluation of chemicals under the EU’s REACH…