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In the first quarter of 2024, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Official Journal of the European Union, EFSA published assessment results for 6 Novel Foods, including applications for 4 new Novel Foods, notification on 1 new traditional food from a third country and the modification of 1 novel food already authorized. Additionally, EFSA requested scientific and technical assistance as regards the evaluation of 1 Novel Food, and there were no new authorizations (approvals) for Novel Food in the EU in the first quarter of 2024.
On April 16, 2024, CIRS Group once again assisted our client in obtaining two new cosmetic ingredient registration numbers, marking the fourth and fifth new cosmetic ingredient registration numbers that CIRS Group has helped companies acquire in 2024.
In the first quarter of 2024, the official website of the FDA updated the GRAS status of 27 products. Among these, approval was granted for 2 substances, 2 substances ceased to be evaluated at the notifier’s request, and 23 substances are still pending after submission.
This article provides a summary of the US FDA GRAS acceptance and approval status in the first quarter of 2024, for the information and reference of businesses.
Taiwan's Ministry of Labor (MOL) released a draft amendment of Regulations for Governing Designating and Handling of Priority Management Chemicals.
From April 7 to April 14, 2024, the National Health Commission (NHC) Government Services Platform issued notifications for the approval and review of “three new foods” (new food raw materials, new food additives, and new food-related products). This includes delivering an extension notice for 1 new food raw material and issuing a non-approval decision on 1 new food-related product.
On April 4, 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) of the European Union issued the preliminary opinion (SCCS/1664/24) on Triphenyl phosphate (CAS No.115-86-6, EC No.204-112-2). The deadline for comments is set for 2 June 2024.
The Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine has issued the Ukraine REACH Resolution - "On the Approval of Technical Regulations on the Safety of Chemicals" and is open for comments as of March 22, 2024.
The Ukraine REACH draft, identical to the one submitted to the World Trade Organization in 2023, establishes the Ukrainian chemical legislative framework and aims to align Ukraine's chemical safety regulations with EU standards. Foreign companies that are importers, manufacturers or represented by a local sole representative, companies that sell chemicals (substances/mixtures) on the Ukrainian market, as well as downstream users of these chemicals will be affected by Ukraine REACH.
On April 4, 2024, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) of the European Union issued a final opinion on Benzophenone-4(SCCS/1660/23). The preliminary opinion was released on December 15, 2023.
On March 29, 2024, China’s National Institutes for Food and Drug Control released the "Guidelines for Submission of Cosmetic Safety Assessment Information for public comments.
Based on the principles of risk management, the "Guidelines for Submission of Cosmetic Safety Assessment Information (Draft for Comment)" classifies the scenarios for the submission of cosmetic safety assessment data; it also establishes key points for self-inspection of cosmetic safety assessment reports to guide enterprises in conducting product safety evaluations.
The Law on Chemicals (No 06/2007/QH12) was passed by the second session of the 12th National Assembly on November 21, 2007, and has come into effect since July 1, 2008. It has become the cornerstone of Vietnam's chemical management, reflecting the specific economic situation of the chemical industry and the development of global chemical management. After 15 years of stable implementation, the law has shown its comprehensiveness and advancement. However, with the enactment of the Planning Law, the Investment Law, and the Environmental Protection Law, etc. as well as changes in the management system, the guiding documents of the Law on Chemicals have been affected, weakening the coordination and unity of the regulatory system. Therefore, the government and the National Assembly have decided to revise the Law on Chemicals to promote regulatory consistency and management efficiency.