Hong Kong Issues the HK Code for Formula Milk Products

Hong Kong, China has issued “Hong Kong Code of Marketing and Quality of Formula Milk and Related Products, and Food Products for Infants and Young Children” (“the HK Code”) on 2nd November. The HK Code was initiated by Family Health Service, Department of Health (FHS-DH) with an aim to protect breastfeeding and promote proper use of breastmilk substitutes, including formula milk, formula milk related products, and food products for infants and toddlers from 0-36 months. The HK Code is voluntary in nature. It provides adequate and unbiased information in accordance with the widely recognized “International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes approved by the WHO in 1981 and consecutive World Health Assembly resolutions. Please note if you want to read the full text please reference  www.chemlinked.com

Nov. 21st, 2012

A New Conclusion of SFDA’s Technical Review on Cosmetics is introduced

On Nov 6, 2012, SFDA published a notice to add a new conclusion of technical review on special use cosmetics, which will enter into force as of Jan 1 2013 (Chemlinked August 22). According to the article 17,18,19 in Key Points for Technical Review of Cosmetics, three possible conclusions will be made: 1) Suggest to be approved: Generally, when the product is reviewed and assessed as in accordance with the requirements of regulations and technical standards and no problems are identified. Please note if you want to read the full text please reference  www.chemlinked.com

Nov. 21st, 2012

CRC-MEP Updated FAQs on China NCSN

The Chemical Registration Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection in China (CRC-MEP) updates Q & As on China’s New Chemical Substance Notification(NCSN) on 8th Nov, adding 14 questions to the previous version. Please note if you want to read the full text please reference  www.chemlinked.com

Nov. 21st, 2012

China MOFCOM Activates Preliminary Antidumping Act on EU Imported TDI

According to the announcement made by the China’s Ministry of Commerce on 13rd November, a provisional antidumping act regarding the EU imported Toluene Diisocyanate became effective immediately. Please note if you want to read the full text please reference  www.chemlinked.com

Nov. 21st, 2012

Charge for IECSC search under China Reach renews as CRC-MEP requests

On 16th of this November, the Chemical Registration Centre of Ministry of Environment Protection has announced a new administration fee will be charged for the IECSC search for China Reach compliance, which will begin from January 1, 2013.

 

Nov. 19th, 2012

SFDA to Approve another 4 Testing Institutions for Cosmetics

For administrative licensing purpose, in China, SFDA-approved testing institutions are accountable for undertaking tests for cosmetic products/new ingredients and issuing testing reports. With the growing demand of cosmetic testing, another 4 units (marked red in Table 1) have been approved to undertake tests since the upcoming November 1st, 2012.

 

Nov. 16th, 2012

Registration Certificate Holders under China NCSN Required to Submit Annual Report

On 15 October 2012, the Chemical Registration Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (CRC-MEP) released a notice on its website, urging relevant certificate holders under China New Chemical Substance Notification (China NCSN) to supplement the 2011 annual report before 1 November.

 

Nov. 16th, 2012

Guidance for China REACH: the Serial Notification–some particulars to note

 

Under the measures on China New Substance Notification (also known as ‘China REACH’), there are, in total, six types of special regular notification submission, including serial notification, joint notification, joint serial notification, repeat notification, re-notification (for increased tonnage band)and re-notification (for registered use change). In this article REACH24H will share its experience focused on serial notification with which in some cases notifier may bypass difficulties, for an example animal testing of chemicals is against company rules but necessary under China REACH.

Nov. 15th, 2012

To-dos after SAWS’s latest publication of documents for hazardous chemical registration (SAWS Order 53 of 2012)

After soliciting modification proposals since this July, the SAWS (State Administration of Work Safety of P.R.C.) has officially published the relevant 8 documents for hazardous chemical registration on October 17th. The full package of the documents as the supportive forms of Measures of the Administration of Hazardous Chemical Registration also known as SAWS Order 53 updated in July for short have been available and come into force since October 15th 2012.

 

Nov. 02nd, 2012

Exclusive News: National Standard of ‘Gobiocypris Rarus- Fish Acute Toxicity Test’ to Be Published

A Chinese national standard (coded as 20100319-T-469) concerning fish acute toxicity has passed the technical validation in Beijing in September of this year and shall be published soon. This recommended standard specifies Gobiocyprisrarus as the eco-toxicity test material, which is the first national standard on eco-toxicity testing method that adopts a Chinese endemic species as the test organism.

 

Oct. 25th, 2012
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