On March 30, 2026, the European Parliament and the Council jointly adopted a draft EU directive proposing amendments to three key water policy directives.

As of March 31, 2026, based on publicly available information from the EU information retrieval platform (Open EFSA), CIRS has performed a statistical review of novel food (NF) application trends in the European Union (EU) for the first quarter of 2026.

Vietnam issued Circular No. 05/2026/TT-BYT.

In recent years, the number of GRAS notice submitted to the U.S. FDA has been on a steady upward trend. Since 2026, the U.S. FDA has been continuously updating its inventory of GRAS notice. CIRS Group has conducted a detailed statistical analysis and summary of FDA GRAS notice from January 2026 to March 2026, which is provided here for companies’ reference.

On March 30, 2026, the European Commission released the guidance document and accompanying Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the PPWR.

To help stakeholders stay informed of the latest developments and gain insights into market trends, this article provides a systematic review and in-depth analysis of the cosmetic ingredient filings published by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in March 2026. The report mainly covers the number of new ingredient filings during the month, basic information about the filing enterprises, the regional distribution of domestic filers, ingredients that have been filed multiple times, and interpretations of selected ingredients. It aims to offer valuable data support and information references for the cosmetics industry.

On April 2, 2026, the Korea Cosmetic Association (KCIA) issued an announcement stating that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) partially amended the Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act on March 31, 2026, aiming to further strengthen the safety supervision of directly purchased overseas cosmetics. The amended provisions have entered into force on April 2, 2026.

On April 2, 2026, the State Administration for Market Regulation released the “Catalog of Health Food Ingredients: Lycopene (Draft for Public Comment)”. The deadline for submitting comments and suggestions is May 10, 2026.

Recently, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released the “Catalog of Health Food Ingredients: Lycopene (Draft for Public Comment),” proposing to include lycopene in the catalog of health food ingredients and soliciting public feedback.

In March 2026, the Shanghai Municipal, Fujian Provincial, Hubei Provincial, and Anhui Provincial Medical Products Administrations successively issued announcements regarding cosmetic supervision and sampling inspections. A total of 12 batches of products were found to be non-compliant. This summary of the announcements aims to help enterprises stay informed of evolving regulatory trends and strengthen their quality management and compliance awareness.