Insights, regulation and the latest developments in safety assessment, analytics and cosmetics.
When should you test a new product? Learn how testing before, during and after formulation can reduce development risks and support regulatory compliance.
On 27 April 2026, the European Commission adopted Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/909, amending Annexes II, III, V and VI of the Cosmetics Regulation (EC)…
EU supplement law is only partly harmonised. A formula that works in one Member State may still require another notification, language, warning or ingredient…
EU Regulation 2026/1507 authorises fermentation-derived Rhizomucor pusillus mycelium for multiple foods and adult supplements. The new entry sets use levels, microbiological and contaminant specifications,…
A capsule can look like a food supplement and still raise medicinal-product questions. Learn how the EU assesses borderline products by presentation and function,…
EU Regulation 2026/1427 authorises a new enzymatically produced egg membrane hydrolysate for adult food supplements at up to 500 mg/day. But protected data, supplier…
A supplement can meet its label claim on production day and still fail later. Learn why nutrient degradation, overages, packaging and real-time stability testing…
Food contaminant compliance in the EU has changed again. On 29 July 2026, the European Commission adopted Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1825, amending Regulation (EU)…
A supplier Certificate of Analysis is valuable evidence, but it is not a complete EU compliance strategy. Learn the difference between specifications, batch COAs…
A second Annex update in the same year On 27 April 2026, the European Commission published Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/909, amending Annexes II and…
