February 2022

On 2 February 2022 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a technical report pursuant to the application for use of the dried flowers of Clitoria ternatea L. as a traditional food. This application was submitted jointly to the European Commission for consideration by two companies—Sensient Technologies Europe GmbH and...

On 8 February 2022 China’s Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) issued a notice to clarify the declaration requirements for the composition of dangerous goods on ships entering and leaving the Waigaoqiao area (关于明确进出外高桥水域船载危险货物混合物组分申报要求的说明). This notice clarifies to the public what kind of toxic and dangerous chemicals are forbidden to be...

During the third week of January 2022 the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) finally officially published its standard on the implementation of the Global Harmonized System (GHS) in the region through the GCC Standardization Organization (GSO). 3E Review After years in development, the GSO published the standard GSO 2654:2021 Global Harmonized...