Japan PMDA, Regulatory revision on the special labeling of specific ingredients in cosmetics

On March 10, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced a regulatory revision regarding the special labeling of specific ingredients in cosmetics. Through this notification, the long-standing regulation in place since 1985 has been repealed, and the rules concerning the labeling and advertising of specific cosmetic ingredients have been revised.  The key points of the ..

EU IVDR, Revised Guidance on Classification Rules In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices (IVDR)

On Mar 18, 2025, the European Commission (EC) published the revised guidance on classification rules for In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR) (EU) 2017/746, under MDCG 2020-16 rev.4.  The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to manufacturers, Notified Bodies (NB), and healthcare institutions on how to classify In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices before placing them on..