On September 26, 2024, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 2 new food materials. Comments are welcomed before February 5, 2025.

On January 7, 2025, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued 4 new food-related materials for public comments, including: 3 food additive with expanded scope; and 1 new resins for food contact materials.

On December 23, 2023, the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change (MoEUCC) officially issued an amendment to the KKDIK regulations, extending the registration deadline. Recently, the MoEUCC has increased the administrative fees required for KKDIK official registration for 2025. Previously in 2023 and 2024, Turkey also increased its administrative fee.

As of January 7, 2025, the number of FSMPs approved in 2024 (with National Food Registration Numbers starting with "TY2024XXXX") has increased to 66, bringing the total number of approved FSMPs in China to 230. CIRS Group has conducted a detailed statistical summary and analysis of the 66 food for special medical purposes approved in 2024 from multiple perspectives

On November 26, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed establishing and requiring standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products, as mandated by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA). This proposed rule, if finalized, would protect consumers by – to the extent it reduces exposure to asbestos – resulting in fewer asbestos-related illnesses.

CIRS released the 2024 Global Chemical Regulation Progress Insight Report. This report, prepared by CIRS Group, covers the latest developments in global chemical regulations and information related to sustainable development, including: Updates on chemical management regulations in China, the European Union, and other countries and regions; Progress on the GHS for chemical classification and labeling; Regulatory developments on PFAS; and Regulations and standards related to sustainable development.

This article compiles the cosmetic regulation updates that took place in November and December, covering regions and countries including Europe (EU, Austria, Russia), the Americas (USA, Canada), and the Asia-Pacific region (China, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia).

On January 3, 2025, the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) issued the Draft Regulations on the Administration of Registration for Overseas Food Production Enterprises Importing into China to solicit public opinions. The deadline for feedback is February 19, 2025.

On February 6, 2024, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea issued Order No. 20232, which includes revisions to certain parts of the K-REACH regulations.The notification threshold for the production/import volume of new substances has been increased from 0.1 tonnes per year to 1 tonne per year.

According to the information released by the Center for Food Evaluation, State Administration for Market Regulation and the Special Food Information Query Platform, in 2024, State Administration for Market Regulation issued a total of 1390 health food (dietary supplement) registration approvals, 346 of which are new health food products.