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The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) on Jan 3rd, 2023. This is to clarify requirement of the notification of changes for the substances subject to intensive control, an

On July 15, 2024, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced revised guidelines for alternative animal testing methods for cosmetics. The move aims to improve the international competitiveness of the cosmetics industry and non-clini

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea extends the deadline for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The MOE published 11 potentia

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Biocidal Polymers in December 2022. In accordance with the enforcement of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control A

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Natural Biocidal Compounds in December 2022. In accordance with the enforcement of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea updates the Regulations on Safety Standards for Cosmetics under the Cosmetic Act on Feb 21st, 2023. This is to strengthen safety management of cosmetics and protect public health by designati

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products and Standards for Labelling and Safety’ on February 27th, 2023. There has been a request from the industry, and this

On June 14, 2024, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced a partial revision of the regulations on the reporting of production and import results and the list of cosmetic raw materials. The purpose of this update is to improve th

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea notifies new approval application submission deadline for daily use consumer chemical product subject to safety verification and approval under the Consumer Chemical Products and

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the user guidelines for the effectiveness testing of wood preservatives regarding the approval of biocidal substance and biocidal products on March 28th, 2023. This guid

Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) in South Korea updates the Standards for Classification and Labeling of Chemical Substances and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on Feb 16th, 2023. This is to improve the problems that occurred while implemen

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Cosmetic Act on March 22nd, 2023. The Cosmetic Act prohibits advertisements that might mislead the public for cosmetics as medicines, functional cosmet

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of Designation of Toxic Substances under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH).   The draft amendment mainly prop

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea plans to evaluate biocidal products for the approval of biocidal substance and biocidal products under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act (K-BPR). Rega

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). This i

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea updates the designation of usage standards of cosmetic raw materials, especially on UV protection ingredients, under the Cosmetic Act on May 4th, 2023. This is to notify the list of cosmetic

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Regulations on Safety Standards for Cosmetics on May 4th, 2023. This is to reinforce cosmetic safety management and protect human health by adding som

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Regulations on quasi-drug classification numbers on May 9th, 2023. This is to improve the efficiency of quasi-drug product approval (report) by updatin

On 17 May 2023, the Chemical Materials Research Division of the National Institute of Environmental Research uploaded its plans to conduct evaluations of biocidal substances submitted for approval under the "Act on the Safety Management of Household

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.    According to Article