Republic of Korea - Proposedenactment of the "Cleansing & Hygiene Products Control Act" Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has proposed following article to be added in the Public Health Act, which regulated control of cleansing & hygiene products. The main proposed enactment of the "Hygiene Products Control Act" is as follows: a) Introduce the added list of cleansing & hygiene products to be regulated under the Act (Disposable straw, toilet paper, paper towel, cotton swab, disposable diaper etc. will be regulated under the Act). b) The Act stipulates that those who import cleansing & hygiene products to be regulated by the Act. Also, importers should notify their businesses to competent authorities. c) Under the Act, dish detergents and dishwasher rinse aid manufacturers should submit the list of their products. Local governments may direct not less than six month of temporary prohibition of production when manufactures failed to comply with paragraph of standard of specification, labelling requirements, false claims, or when manufactures failed to meet the standard of their in-house quality control (these are paragraph 9 to 12 of the Act). Proposed date of adoption: To be determined Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined Final date for comments: 60 days from notification | 
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