On August 24, the Korean Ministry of Environment issued the Notification 2020-182 to amend the list of existing biocidal substances subject to deferred approval. South Korea enacted the “Act on the Safety Management of Household Chemical Products and Biocides(K-BPR)” in 2018, requiringMore...- In 2017 China NHFPC (now knowns as NHC) promulgated the “WS 575-2017 Hygiene Requirements for Hygienic Wet Wipes”. Since its implementation in March 2018, the mandatory standard has played an active role in market regulation, but some of its contents were also misinterpreted/wrongly enforced byMore...
- Organic fertilizer is a category of fermented fertilizers obtained from animal manure and plant/animal residue and the use of organic fertilizers has a long history in China. But in recent decades, the percentage of organic fertilizer in total nutrient input has steadily reduced from 99.9% in 1949More...
- On October 14, 2019, China MoARA issued the announcement 222 to update the service guide for the administrative approval of 30 agricultural-related matters. The announcement streamlines the legal basis, scope, process, data requirements, timeframe and fee for the new application and renewal ofMore...
- In 2019, China MoARA approved 294 registration applications, down 95.6% from previous year of 4326. The decline was mainly due to the implementation of the elevated data requirements and the huge wave of merger and acquisition activities among the industry. Notably, of the 34 new active ingredientsMore...
- On April 20, the Chinese Standardization Administration (SAC) released the full contents of 14 national standards for disinfectants, disinfecting instruments, medical electrical equipment including critical care ventilators, of which the most notable one is “GB 388750-2020 Lists of Material andMore...
- The latest overhaul of China’s disinfection product regulation goes back as far as 2002, when all related technical matters were simultaneously compiled into the "Technical Standard for Disinfection (version 2002)". The 200-page document offered great value to authorities and testing institutes inMore...
- In response to the tight supply of disinfectants caused by 2019 Novel Coronavirus(2019-nCoV), on February 3, 2020, the National Health Committee released "The Emergency Product Launching Notification of Disinfectants during Prevention And Control Period of Pneumonia Outbreak Caused by 2019-nCoV".More...
- On 30 Dec 2019, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs released 192 GM crops to be issued with GMO safety certificate, of which 3 were homegrown grain crops with herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant traits. Since the last time China approved food GM crops was in 2009, this moveMore...
