The Draft Law on Hazardous Chemicals Safety of was formally included in the NPC Standing Committee’s 2025 Legislative Work Plan.

Measures revolve around three guiding principles: enhancing scientific research, fulfilling legal obligations with improved communication, and building collaborative partnerships.

This article compiles data on cosmetic sampling inspections conducted within China and updates related information for April 2025.

On April 11, 2025, we hosted a free Chinese webinar on the key points and considerations in health food labels. Many questions were raised during the webinar.

On April 29, 2025, the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) Releases Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Technical Review of Cosmetics, we have collected the latest FAQs and translated it into English for your reference.

As defined in the Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, food additive shall mean any substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not normally used as a characteristic ingredient of food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food for a technological purpose in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result, in it or its by-products becoming directly or indirectly a component of such foods.

Recently, CIRS Group successfully assisted Penglai Marine in obtaining Self-GRAS Notice for its anhydrous magnesium citrate. It signifies that Penglai Marine’s anhydrous magnesium citrate may now be legally marketed and utilized as a safe food ingredient within the U.S. market, marking a significant step forward in Penglai Marine’s internationalization efforts.

On April 27, 2025, the China Association of Fragrance, Flavour and Cosmetic Industries (CAFFCI) issued an announcement to further implement the relevant provisions of the Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulations and the Measures for Administration of Cosmetics Labeling, to facilitate the healthy development of international trade in cosmetics, and to better safeguard consumers' right to know and right to choose.

On April 29, 2025, the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) Releases Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Technical Review of Cosmetics, we have collected the latest FAQ and translated it into English for your reference.

On April 4, 2025, Thailand notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft regulation titled Cosmetic Labeling: Fluoridated Toothpaste (G/TBT/N/THA/773).