February 2023

On 15 February 2023 the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released a draft regulation outlining the notification requirements and sales prohibitions for products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Maine’s Act to Stop Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution. Maine was the first U.S. state to ban...

On 20 January 2023 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the re-release of the 2022 edition of the FDA Food Code. The food code provides guidance to state and local authorities and retailers to help mitigate foodborne illness risks at retail and provide a uniform set of...

On 12 January 2023 the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), under the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, issued Circular No. 1/2023 on Information on the Updated Status of Ingredients in Annexes in the Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia (Circular 1/2023). The circular announced Malaysia’s alignment of its...