South Korea keeps working to harmonize Global Regulations for Toxicity Assessment

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea (Minister Oh Yu-Kyoung) takes part in the WNT (Working Group of the National Coordinators for the Test Guidelines...

Read More
South Korea publishes guidelines for naming biocidal products

On 29 June 2023 the Korean National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) announced that the evaluation of the registered biocidal product application is scheduled to be conducted.  In relation to this,...

Read More
Korea Cosmetics Association pushes for a revision of natural and organic cosmetics regulations.

Jul-12-2023

Cosmetic Act

According to the news published on https://www.meconomynews.com/ in February 2023, the deletion of regulations related to natural and organic cosmetics, which the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety included in the...

Read More
The government in South Korea decides to release regulations that hinder business activities.

In South Korea, the government has decided to break down uniform chemical regulations for small and medium-sized companies by unifying multiple ministries' double approval process to resolve corporate site difficulties significantly. ...

Read More
South Korea publishes Key Amendment Contents of the Regulations on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act

On June 12, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) released an announcement regarding the contents of the amendment of the Regulations on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control...

Read More
South Korea revised the regulation on chemical classification and labeling

On June 1st, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea revised the regulation on chemical classification and labeling, including pictograms, hazard statements and precautionary statements, and classification...

Read More
South Korea partially revised the regulations on test methods for chemical substances.

In April 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea was consulted on a draft amendment of the regulation on test methods for chemical substances under the Act...

Read More
South Korea revised the Designation of Toxic Substances.

On 1 June 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publicly notified the Designation of Toxic Substances under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). ...

Read More
South Korea partially revises and publically notifies the hazard assessment result of chemical substances.

On 8 June 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea partially revised the result of the hazard assessment of chemical substances and enforced it on the same...

Read More
South Korea publishes guidelines for changing the format of the application for approval of pesticides

On May 24, 2023, the Chemical Materials Research Division of the National Institute of Environmental Research published an article regarding guidelines for changing the format of the application for pesticide approval.   ...

Read More
ACF Feedback GHS Report