ARTICLES

Notes on doing the research.

Industry-neutral writing about the work itself: how to cite a paragraph, when to stop, and what a trail is for. Not product announcements.

GUIDE · 2026-10-03 · 6 min
BPA in Canada, from the CEPA toxic listing to BPA-free labels

Canada listed BPA as toxic under CEPA in 2010. Polycarbonate baby bottles and cosmetics are prohibited. Food cans and thermal receipts are not.

GUIDE · 2026-10-03 · 6 min
Etiquetado textil en España y requisitos de la etiqueta

El etiquetado textil en España sigue el Reglamento (UE) 1007/2011 y el Real Decreto 928/1987. Nombres de fibra, porcentajes, tolerancias e idioma.

GUIDE · 2026-10-03 · 4 min
What a food hygiene rating means and how the 0 to 5 score works

A food hygiene rating scores businesses from 0 to 5 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Learn what each score means and how inspectors set it.

GUIDE · 2026-10-03 · 6 min
Phthalates in cosmetics and the EU, GB and US state bans

Phthalates in cosmetics face listed bans in the EU and GB, a class ban in Washington and a DBP and DEHP ban in California. US federal law bans none.

GUIDE · 2026-10-03 · 4 min
What is RIDDOR? Meaning, the 2013 regulations and who reports

RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, the GB law on reporting serious work incidents to HSE.

GUIDE · 2026-10-03 · 5 min
How the SCIP database works and who must notify ECHA in 2026

The SCIP database is ECHA's register of articles holding Candidate List SVHCs above 0.1% w/w. Who must notify, what to submit, and the repeal status.

GUIDE · 2026-10-02 · 6 min
Glyphosate in food, legal limits and ADIs compared by country

Glyphosate in food is legal up to crop MRLs and shows up most in wheat, oats, barley and soybeans. ADIs differ: EU 0.5, Codex 0-1, EPA chronic RfD 1.0.

GUIDE · 2026-10-02 · 4 min
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) uses, CAS numbers and bans

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) is a brominated flame retardant once used in polystyrene insulation. The EU trace limit is 75 mg/kg. China bans it.

GUIDE · 2026-10-02 · 3 min
Humira package insert and where to find the current FDA label

The current Humira package insert is FDA supplement S-425, Revised 12/2025, on Drugs@FDA (BLA 125057) and DailyMed. Where to get it and what it contains.

GUIDE · 2026-10-02 · 5 min
Natasha's Law explained, allergen labels for UK PPDS food

Natasha's Law requires UK food prepacked for direct sale to carry its name and a full ingredients list with the 14 allergens emphasised, from 1 Oct 2021.

GUIDE · 2026-10-01 · 6 min
Controlled substance schedules I to V and the official DEA list

A controlled substance schedule is one of five US categories (I to V) set by the Controlled Substances Act. The binding list is 21 CFR Part 1308.

GUIDE · 2026-10-01 · 8 min
Environmental clearance in India, who needs EC and how to apply

Environmental clearance (EC) is prior approval under the EIA Notification 2006 for listed projects. See Category A vs B, the process, documents and SEIAA.

GUIDE · 2026-09-30 · 7 min
How to use the CosIng database to check a cosmetic ingredient

CosIng is the European Commission's free database of cosmetic ingredients, INCI names and Annex entries. How to search it and what it can't tell you.

METHOD · 2026-09-08 · 7 min
Evaluating an answer you did not write

A short checklist for reading a cited regulatory answer under time pressure, whether it came from a colleague, a consultant or a research agent.

WORK · 2026-09-07 · 7 min
The first pass, before the consultant

Retainers are for judgement. Status checks, scope questions and cross-market deltas should not wait for a kickoff call. How to split the work.

METHOD · 2026-09-05 · 9 min
How to read an annex without getting lost

Most of the binding detail in a modern instrument lives in a table. A short method for not missing the row that actually applies.

TRUST · 2026-09-02 · 8 min
When the record is silent

The most expensive regulatory answers are the ones that fill a gap with a plausible sentence. How to treat silence as a finding.

RESEARCH · 2026-08-26 · 10 min
The same duty, several markets

Cross-market regulatory questions fail when they are answered as eight separate memos. How to ask for the differences that actually change the work.

METHOD · 2026-08-19 · 8 min
What a research trail is for

An answer without a method is a claim. Why the steps behind a regulatory answer belong on the same page as the sentence you will quote.

METHOD · 2026-08-12 · 9 min
Cite the paragraph, not the document title

A regulatory answer you cannot re-find is not an answer. How to pin a claim to the instrument, annex and paragraph someone else can open.