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Regulation of foods and food packaging, drugs, dietary supplements, medical devices, pesticides, consumer products, toys, and industrial and specialty chemicals.

SEC Unveils New Dodd-Frank Mine Safety Disclosure Requirements
Amy L. Blackwood,Lawrence P. Halprin,Manesh K. Rath,David G. Sarvadi,Robert A. Sheffield,Mark Thompson,Christopher Walker, January 9, 2012
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued a final rule on December 21, adopting new disclosure requirements for mining companies. The rule implements the Mine Safety section of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("the Dodd-Frank Act")....

China is Seeking Comments on the Draft Standard on the Labeling of Food Additives
John S. Eldred,Jenny Li, October 11, 2011
On September 30, 2011, the Ministry of Health (MOH) published a draft food safety standard on the labeling of food additives on its website. A copy of the draft is available at http://www.moh.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/mohwsjdj/s3594/201109/53078.htm. All food additives, with the...

State Council of China Announces Revised Regulation on Control Over Safety of Dangerous Chemicals
Wilfred Feng,Chen Hu,Jenny Li, April 20, 2011
The State Council of the People's Republic of China announced the revised Regulation on the Control over Safety of Dangerous Chemicals on March 02, 2011. It will become effective on December 1, 2011 and replace the current version, which took effect in 2002 (hereafter referred to as "the...

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