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Reminder for DIN Renewals As a DIN Owner, you should have received your Annual DIN Renewal package from Health Canada. These are due to be submitted by July 29, 2022. Should you require assistance with this, please reach out. FDA User Fees For OTC Monograph Drug...
California Assembly Bill No. 818
If your company sells or intends to sell disposable wipes in the State of California, this bill will be important to you. The bill was signed on October 06, 2021 and requires premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes manufactured on or after July 1, 2022, to be labelled...
New Legislation for North Carolina
A new act - HB 528 - will require cosmetic manufacturers to disclose on their website the full list of ingredients, including component ingredients within fragrances, flavours and colour additives. In addition, manufacturers would be required to disclose the CAS...
Amendment to the Quebec Charter of the French Language
When it comes to trademarks, there is currently an exemption for French-language requirements for owners of “recognized trademarks” who may display a trademark in a language other than French as long as the trademark is legally recognized as a trademark and there is...
Potential Presence of Toxic Substances in Cosmetics
If you are a manufacturer, distributor, importer, or consumer of Cosmetics in Canada, please read the following information for the safety of the environment and human health: Certain cosmetics contain chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The...
FDA OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG USER FEE RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022
On March 14, 2022, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the rates for over the counter (OTC) monograph drug user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2022 in a Federal Register Notice (FRN) titled ‘Over-The-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Rates for FY 2022”....
NOTICE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN SUBSTANCES ON THE REVISED IN COMMERCE LIST (R-ICL)
The Department of the Environment published a notice on March 12, 2022 to collect information on the commercial status and use of approximately 700 substances including biopolymers, plant extracts, mineral extracts, proteins, fats, animal extracts, waxes and...
Full Producer Responsibility for Post Consumer Waste in Ontario
Ontario is moving its existing waste diversion programs to a producer responsibility model. Producers are the companies that design, create and market products and packaging. Producers will be responsible for managing and paying for the full life-cycle of their...
FDA Withdrawal of Temporary Guidances for Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers
Did your company manufacture alcohol-based hand sanitizer or manufacture alcohol for use in hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic based on temporary policies outlined in FDA guidances originally issued in March 2020? If so, it is important for your company to...
Jan. 01, 2022 – An Important Date for Cosmetics Sold in California
The Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2020 (CFFIRKA) will be in effect starting Jan. 01, 2022. There are a total of 23 designated lists that contain ingredients of concern. If any of these designated lists are updated, companies will have 6...
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