Following a consultation, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has outlined reforms to modernize sunscreen regulation. Key updates include strengthening SPF testing standards, establishing ingredient quality guidelines, revising Good Manufacturing […]
On October 22, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its guidance document, Questions and Answers Regarding Mandatory Cosmetics Recalls: Guidance for Industry. MoCRA grants the FDA […]
Ministerial Condition No. 22494, effective October 6, 2026, establishes restrictions on the manufacture and import of phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid (PAP; CAS RN 128275-31-0), a substance used in tooth-whitening formulations. The […]
On October 31, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada published a Notice of Intent to Amend the DSL. This amendment is to add the “P” designation to 167 Reduced […]
Effective October 21, 2026, Health Canada is discontinuing the public posting of Initial Inspection Deficiencies (IIDs) in the Drug and Health Products Inspections Database (DHPID) for drug GMP, natural […]
The Government of Canada announced the Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Competitiveness and Red Tape Reduction, set to take effect on December 31, 2026, to replace the 2018 Cabinet Directive […]
The Natural and Non-prescription Health Products published monograph updates on October 30, 2026. The titles of the following monographs have been revised to ensure consistency with the terminology used […]
PRODUCT APPLICATIONS: Class I Applications: Currently meeting service standards. Class II Applications (meeting Workload Management eligibility criteria): There are approximately 1150 prioritized files […]
As reported in our February Regulatory Essentials, a Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List, adding the letter “P” to the identifiers of 220 reduced regulatory requirement polymers […]
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal in the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition (RPUC) case, which challenges the federal government’s authority to list “plastic manufactured items” […]
