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An Easy To Follow Guide To Preparing For Approval Of Foods With Function Claims In Japan

Food and Beverage

An Easy-to-Follow Guide to Preparing for Approval of Foods with Function Claims in Japan
24th March 2023

Whether you’re an international ingredient manufacturer or a food operator looking to break into the lucrative Japanese functional foods space,...

Regask Raises $10m In Series A Funding To Accelerate Growth

RegTech

RegASK Raises $10M in Series A Funding to Accelerate Growth
15th December 2022

SINGAPORE, December 15, 2022 — RegASK, a global RegTech company that uses an AI-powered SaaS platform to help businesses manage...

How Regask Detected And Reduced Risk Of Non Compliance For Companies Using Titanium Dioxide

Food and Beverage

Ingredient Bans: How RegASK Detected and Reduced Risk of Non-Compliance for Companies Using Titanium Dioxide
29th November 2022

What foods contain titanium dioxide? Up until the August 2022 ban, titanium dioxide was used prolifically throughout the food industry....

Understanding The Regulatory Environment For Decentralized Clinical Trials

Pharma and Biotech

Understanding the Regulatory Environment for Decentralized Clinical Trials
15th July 2022

The global decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) market is expected to grow from US$8.8 billion in 2021 to US$14.2 billion by...

Eu Cosing Cosmetics Ingredient Database All You Need To Know

Personal Care and Cosmetics

CosIng: All You Need to Know About the EU Cosmetics Ingredients Database
15th July 2022

What is CosIng? CosIng is the official online database for cosmetics ingredients in the EU. It is a glossary of...

Reducing Plastic Packaging For A Sustainable Future

RegTech

Reducing Plastic Packaging for A Sustainable Future
28th June 2022

The number of single-use plastics used globally has at least tripled since the pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste...

Banned Ingredients In Europe And How Food Companies Are Affected

Food and Beverage Regulatory Strategy

Banned Ingredients in Europe and How Food Companies Are Affected
20th June 2022

In this article, we will discuss which common food ingredients and additives are banned in the EU, what it means...

Eu Cosmetic Ingredients Ban Implications For Us Companies

Personal Care and Cosmetics

EU Cosmetic Ingredients Ban: Implications for US Companies
13th June 2022

This makes it difficult for international companies, especially American companies, to sell cosmetic products in the region, because some cosmetic...

How Esg Is Changing Business And Driving Regulations In Food And Beverage Sector

ESG RegTech

How is ESG Changing Business and Driving Regulations in the Food and Beverage Sector?
10th June 2022

The Food and Beverage (F&B) business is at the crossroads of some of the most pressing environmental issues we face....

How To Create A Winning Regulatory Strategy For Your Business

Regulatory Expertise

How to Create a Winning Regulatory Strategy for Your Business
8th June 2022

At RegASK, we work with local experts across 140 countries to help companies develop and implement forward-looking regulatory strategies for...

Leadership Fabienne Jautard

ESG

Meet Our Sustainability Advocate: Interview with Fabienne Jautard
31st May 2022

This week, just ahead of World Environment Day, we had the pleasure of interviewing Fabienne Jautard, RegASK Client Engagement Manager,...

Regulatory Labeling Compliance Best Practices

Regulatory Expertise

Regulatory Labeling Compliance Best Practices in FMCG Industry
25th May 2022

Need help with labeling compliance? Get in touch with RegASK experts Because these regulations can be quite lengthy and complex,...

Impact Of Esg On Financial Performance Of Food & Beverage Sector In Eu

ESG

Impact of ESG on Financial Performance of Food & Beverage Sector in the EU
10th May 2022

The agriculture industry has been responsible for around 80% of global deforestation and 24% of yearly greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

An Easy Solution To Effective Regulatory Monitoring

RegTech

An Easy Solution to Effective Regulatory Monitoring
10th May 2022

In October 2021, a new allergen labeling law, also known as Natasha’s Law, came into force in the UK requiring...

Why Are Some Companies Struggling To Meet Their Sustainability And Esg Targets

RegTech

Key Trends in ESG Regulations in 2022 and Beyond
6th May 2022

Growing ESG regulations and compliance requirements Importance of monitoring ESG regulations Navigating the global ESG regulatory landscape Complying with ESG...

Building A Successful Esg Strategy A Practical Guide

ESG

Building A Successful ESG Strategy: A Practical Guide
28th April 2022

The aim of the article is to help you understand the importance of a well-developed ESG strategy that can give...

Artificial Intelligence And Its Regulatory Applications

RegTech

Artificial Intelligence and Its Regulatory Applications
19th March 2022

Current artificial intelligence implementations, such as smart bots, or assistive secretaries make use of deep learning: a computing method that...

Regenerative Agriculture For A Sustainable Growth

ESG Food and Beverage

Regenerative Agriculture: For a Sustainable Growth
17th March 2022

At the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, U.S. President Joe Biden maintained that “As stewards of the land, farmers are on...

Regtech Easing The Burden Of Compliance For Fmcg

RegTech

RegTech: Easing the Burden of Compliance for FMCG
1st March 2022

RegTech, sister of fintech, refers to the use of new(ish) technologies (i.e. big data, blockchain, cloud computing, AI-artificial intelligence) to...

Hands carrying a company and green trees and wind turbines to symbolize ESG

ESG

Why Is ESG More Important Now Than Ever For Your Business?
1st February 2022

what ESG is; why ESG’s importance is now growing; whether ESG is for businesses of all sizes; how your company...

Path To Market How Regulatory Technology Can Help Companies Expand To Asia

RegTech

Path-to-Market: How Regulatory Technology Can Help Companies Expand to Asia
25th January 2022

The world’s middle class is booming, and Asia is at the crux of it. The World Economic Forum estimates the...

A Quick Guide To Understanding Esg Auditing

ESG

A Quick Guide to Understanding ESG Auditing
24th January 2022

Conducting an ESG audit is a very critical step in developing a successful ESG strategy. Thus, this article aims to...

First, It Was Corporate Philanthropy, Then Csr, Now Sustainability And Esg. What Is Next?

ESG

First, it was corporate philanthropy, then CSR, now Sustainability and ESG. What is next?
23rd January 2022

Let’s go down the history lane, exploring the birth of corporate giving and how it has evolved into the sustainability...

Applying Artificial Intelligence In Regulatory Affairs

RegTech

Applying Artificial Intelligence in Regulatory Affairs
7th September 2021

Discover the emerging applications of AI in a world where increasingly strict regulations make compliance a challenging endeavor. Learn more...

Lab Grown Meat From Science Fiction To Reality

Food and Beverage

Lab-grown Meat: From Science Fiction To Reality
15th February 2021

In 2018, Singaporean writer Vina Jie-Min Prasad was shortlisted for the prestigious Hugo Award for her sci-fi story “A Series...

How Are Fda Medical Device Approvals Far From Iron Man Jarvis Like Interface

Medical Devices

How are FDA Medical Device approvals far from Iron Man Jarvis like interface?
29th October 2020

COVID has brought a new wave of investments products into healthcare, to springboard innovations leveraging advances in technology, powered by...

No Killer App Regulating Medical Device Cybersecurity

Medical Devices

No Killer App: Regulating Medical Device Cybersecurity
16th September 2020

To manage their sugar levels, diabetes patients depend on insulin pumps. But researchers from QED Security Solutions found a vulnerability...

Samd For Digital Diagnosis Comparing Us And Eu Regulation

Medical Devices

SaMD for Digital Diagnosis: Comparing US and EU Regulation
27th August 2020

As the Covid-19 pandemic pummels healthcare institutions around the world, some doctors are turning to innovation to diagnose patients: artificial...

Kombucha The Push For Revamped Regulation

Food and Beverage

Kombucha: The Push for Revamped Regulation
3rd March 2020

As kombucha’s popularity grows, it’s current global market value is forecasted to double by 2024, industry leaders are calling for a reassessment...

Proposed Legislation Aims To Define “natural” For Cosmetics Industry

Personal Care and Cosmetics

Proposed Legislation Aims to Define “Natural” for Cosmetics Industry
22nd January 2020

The Natural Cosmetics Act (NCA), recently introduced in the United States Congress, outlines a potential reconfiguration of regulations governing personal care...

Regulation Of Cbd How The Molecule Is Governed Around The Globe

Pharma and Biotech

Regulation of CBD: How the Molecule is Governed Around the Globe
22nd January 2020

While regulations governing the sale of products containing hemp and cannabis-derived compounds vary greatly by market, the global demand for...

Selling Cosmetics On Alibaba And Amazon What You Need To Know

Personal Care and Cosmetics

Selling Cosmetics on Alibaba and Amazon: What You Need to Know
22nd October 2019

E-commerce sales are predicted to account for 20 percent of all worldwide retail sales by 2022, and the online beauty category is...

Global Effort To Fight Food Waste Means Regulatory Changes

Food and Beverage

Global Effort to Fight Food Waste Means Regulatory Changes
19th September 2019

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) approximately one-third of all food produced around the world is...

Update Mutual Recognition Agreement Between The U.s. And Eu

Pharma and Biotech

Update: Mutual Recognition Agreement between the U.S. and EU
17th September 2019

As of July 11, 2019, the transitionary period is over, and enforcement of the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) struck between the United...

What Is Regtech

RegTech

What is RegTech?
31st July 2019

RegTech, sister of FinTech, provides regulatory monitoring, ensuring the compliance of products across multiple industries. For more detail, click the...

Four Critical Steps To Consider Prior To Going Global

Market Expansion

Four Critical Steps to Consider Prior to Going Global
26th March 2019

Conducting business globally is an essential piece to many business strategies. However, we often see clients fail to realize the...

Regask Secures Venture Capital Funding In A Seed Round To Pursue Growth

RegTech

RegAsk Secures Venture Capital Funding in a Seed Round to Pursue Growth
26th March 2019

Conducting business globally is an essential piece to many business strategies. However, we often see clients fail to realize the...