Author name: Kerry Warn

The Natural Health Products Bill will become the Natural Health Products Act once it has undergone its third (and final) reading in Parliament. Regulations usually follow close behind a Bill’s enactment so that the Act’s requirements are clear for all concerned. At this stage the Ministry of Health is in ‘information gathering mode’ on the

Published on CHEMLINKED 25 May 2016 Take home The CBEC transition period has been officially granted according to China GAC, which will end on May 11th 2017. During the grace period, CBEC commodities don’t need to obtain the “Customs Clearance of Entry Commodity” (CCEC). Cosmetics, infant formula, medical device, special foods (such as health food and

The Ministry has been approached by several companies and potential notifiers to extend the date for requests to the Permitted Substances List (PSL) and the draft list of conditions. The deadline was for 31 May 2016. The original cut-off was set with the expectation that the Natural Health Products Bill would be in place by