According to the announcement made by the UK OPSS on October 14, 2024, all cosmetics containing the banned ingredient “Lilial” must be discarded, and the recall of products sold after the ban is being considered.  Lilial(Butylphenyl methylpropional), a fragrance ingredient that provides a lily scent, has been used in shampoos, perfumes, and body products, etc. However, it is known to raise safet..

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced a partial revision of the “Enforcement Regulations of the Medical Device Act” (Prime Minister’s Decree No. 1982) on September 20, 2024. The contents of the Partial Amendment Decree of the “Enforcement Regulations of the Medical Devices Act” (Prime Minister’s Decree No. 1982) are briefly as follows. : Improvement and supplementation of deficiencies i..

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has strengthened the labeling obligations on containers and packaging for certain cosmetics with small amounts of contents through the update of the “Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act” Accordingly, on September 24, 2024, the MFDS newly established types of cosmetics with small volumes or weights that require labeling of precautions for use, and it ..

UK medical device regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced the launch of a consultation to seek views from interested stakeholders on proposals to update its statutory fees.  MHRA consultation on statutory fees - proposals on ongoing cost recovery are as follows. 1) Proposal 1 The MHRA proposes to increase the statutory fees shown in Annex B to ensure c..

On May 27, 2024, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) posted a revised version of the "Medical Device Adverse Event Report Guidelines" reflecting the revision of the standard code for medical device abnormalities and the frequently used standard code case. The medical device safety information management system is briefly as follows.1. If the medical device handler recognizes that death o..

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety published ｢Guidelines for evaluating physical and chemical properties of non-absorbable polymer materials for biological safety evaluation of medical devices｣ on April 08, 2024 to help prepare biological evaluation data for medical devices by explaining the requirements, evaluation principles, and processes of data on physical and chemical characteristics ana..

MDSAP is a certification system created by five regular member countries, the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, and Brazil, for the purpose of joint review according to international standards for medical device safety and quality control. From December 19, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety revised part of the Medical Device Manufacturing and Quality Control Standards to improve ..

According to the law below, Responsible sellers are required to report the 2023 cosmetics production performance to the Korea Cosmetic Association from January 1, 2024 to February 29, 2024. • 「Cosmetics Act」 Article 5 / Article 4 (Duty of business operator, etc.) • 「Cosmetics Act Enforcement Rules」 Article 13 (Report on production performance of cosmetics, etc.) • 「Regulations on the production ..

What is customized cosmetics? This refers to cosmetics in which a person with a dispensing manager license divides the contents of cosmetics or mixes the contents of cosmetics with raw materials determined by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety. According to the law below, a list of all raw materials used in customized cosmetics must be reported to the Korea Cosmetics Association by the end of ..

Medical device companies have many difficulties entering the market due to the cost and time required to obtain certification, the creation of enhanced technical documents, and the lack of information on essential regulations by country. Various organizations are carrying out many support projects to solve these difficulties, minimize the burden of certification barriers, and help them enter the..