The European Union (EU) has recalled some hand disinfectants, otherwise known as hand sanitizers, from markets following market surveillance. Several hand disinfectants have been withdrawn from sale across the EU under RAPEX, the EU’s rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. Market surveillance found these products to be non-compliant in various ways, rendering them potentially […]

Australia’s Government has implemented a ban on testing cosmetic products on animals. On July 1, 2020, Australia replaced its National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) with the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS). This relates to the introduction, either via importation or manufacture, of industrial chemicals into Australia. On the same day, the

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