After the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the new Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) regulations in 20 May 2024, the interpretation of U.S. hazardous chemical labels is also crucial. Next, let’s take a look at what precautions and new changes are there in the U.S. hazardous chemical labels.

To boost compliance with Turkey's KKDIK chemical regulations, the Draft Implementation Rules was published in early 2025.

On 8 May 2025, the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) under the Department for Business and Trade issued Notification G/TBT/N/GBR/102, proposing the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (No.2) Regulations 2025. The draft regulations seek to amend Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (List of UV filters allowed in cosmetic products) to impose restrictions on the use of Benzophenone-3 in cosmetic products. The deadline for submitting comments is 60 days from the date of notification.

China NHC issued notifications regarding the acceptance of “three new foods”. The applications for 7 new food additives and 1 new food related materials have been received.

In order to help Korean companies that want to export cosmetic medical devices to China, the Korea Medical Device Industry Association and CIRS Group Korea will hold a seminar on the Development Trends and Registration Process for Cosmetic Medical Devices in China.

CIRS has summarized and analyzed the situation of approved TGAIs in China up to December 24, 2024. In 2024, a total of 167 TGAIs were registered, nearly matching the cumulative number of registrations over the past five years. The chlorantraniliprole got 23 registrations. Herbicides remain the top category without question. Among new active ingredients, microbial pesticides have the highest proportion. Shandong Weifang Rainbow has obtained the largest number of registrations.