Taiwan publishes regulation on packaging requirements for online shopping
On February 16, 2023, the Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan of Taiwan announced the notice “Regulated businesses and requirements for restrictions on packaging used in internet shopping”, which will come into...
Read MoreTaiwan adds 15 substances to concerned chemical substances list
On 12 January 2023, Taiwan’s EPA announced the amendment of the notice “List of chemicals of concern subject to control and management requirements for handling them”, adding 15 concerned chemical substances...
Read MoreTaiwan updates the RoHS requirements to include UV disinfection equipment
In 2013 voluntary national standard, CNS 15663 Guidance to Reduce the Use of Restricted Chemical Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), was released by the Taiwanese Bureau of Standard, Metrology...
Read MoreTaiwan Taiwan updates labelling requirements for Toxic and Concerned Chemicals
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) of Taiwan has amended some of the articles of Regulations for the Labelling and Materials Safety Data Sheets for Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances. The amended...
Read MoreTaiwan’s FDA amends Safe Guidance of Cosmetic Products concerning uses by children
On August 17, 2022, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an amendment to the Safe Guidance of Cosmetic products used by children. The new amendment specifies certain chemicals should not...
Read MoreTaiwan’s EPA proposes changes to labelling requirements to chemical
Taiwan’s EPA plans to modify the “Regulations for the Labelling and Materials Safety Date Sheets for Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances” and is consulting until 20 August. This modification is to...
Read MoreNew Prohibited Ingredient Use in Taiwanese Cosmetic Products
May-23-2022
The amendments to the “List of Ingredients Prohibited from Using in the Cosmetic Products” were made on April 27, 2022, by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan. The statement...
Read MoreAmendments to the Legal Inspection Requirements for commodities under RoHS Regulation in Taiwan
Two amendments were announced to mandate inspection requirements for commodities subject to Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation in Taiwan on February 24 and March 15, 2022. They were announced by...
Read MoreTaiwan bans PVC IN FCMS from 2023
To prevent and handle the environmental and health concerns arising from the use of the substance; polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in Food Contact Materials (FCMs), Taiwanese authority is making efforts to ban...
Read MoreTaiwan releases question-and-answer checklist for SDS
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ministry of Labor of Taiwan released a question-and-answer format of the SDS checklist on April 21, 2022. This is to encourage the downstream users and...
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