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17 Jan 2025

Retailers and the lead-free future: Why stocking compliant paints is critical

By Staff Writer

The South African paint industry is undergoing a monumental shift with the introduction of stringent new regulations on lead content in paints, set to take effect in May 2025. These changes are not just a concern for manufacturers – they directly impact hardware retailers, who have a critical role to play in this transition. At...
05 Jul 2022

The war on plant-based foods erupts in South Africa

By Staff Writer

The South African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has taken a major step backwards in the fight against climate change with an imposed ban on “meaty” names for plant-based meat alternatives. Words such as “veggie biltong”, “plant-based meatballs” and “vegan nuggets” are now banned because they do not meet the definition...
24 Jun 2021

SAHPRA institutes rolling review process for COVID-19 vaccines in SA

By Staff Writer

The South African Health Products Regulatory (SAHPRA) confirms that essential requirements, ensuring the safety, quality and efficacy of health products in South Africa, have been applied to all COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics the regulatory authority has considered for use in SA. SAHPRA is an independent health products regulatory authority, governed by national legislation, whose mandate...
09 Apr 2021

Clearing the haze: Getting to grips with legislation around cannabis, CBD and hemp in SA

By Staff Writer

BY: Janusz F Luterek, Pr.Eng for Hahn & Hahn Attorneys There has been a haze surrounding the use of Cannabis in South Africa ever since the Constitutional Court Judgement in the Prince case in 2018.  Since 22 May 2020 amendments to the Scheduling Regulations were published in terms of which besides scheduling certain CBD medicinal...
15 Mar 2021

Transparency eliminates Technical Barriers to Trade

By Staff Writer

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), in collaboration with the World Trade Organization (WTO), hosted a virtual seminar on the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement’s Transparency Framework that discussed the National Regulatory Organisations’ responsibilities in the drafting of policies, regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures. “The principle of transparency underpins the Technical...
01 Oct 2020

Construction transport safety vital to reduce R352m spend

By Staff Writer

Aims to reduce the almost R352 million spent on MVAs in the construction industry South Africa has one of the worst overall motor vehicle accident (MVA) rates in the world, according to the latest World Health Organization’s road safety report published in 2018. The report revealed that there are around 1 million accidents per year and 31.9%...
17 Sep 2020

Global Anti-Lead Conference

By Staff Writer

The SA Paint Manufacturing Association (SAPMA) has been asked for input for a major global conference dealing with the hazards of leaded paint. Tara Benn, executive director of SAPMA, has been attending preparatory online meetings with the World Coatings Council (WCC) to provide input on the situation in South Africa for the WCC’s presentation on...
26 May 2020

Busting five myths about the alcohol ban in South Africa

By Staff Writer

The time has come to examine the myths around the alcohol ban and deconstruct the various dimensions so we have no doubt in our minds that this is a challenge we can tackle in South Africa, without being paralysed by fear or fiction. Myth #1: The ban on alcohol sales in SA means nobody has...
11 Apr 2020

Level up & join the fight against counterfeiting

By Abby Vorster

Annually, pharmaceutical counterfeiting puts millions of lives at risk. In order to address this growing problem, governments around the world are taking action by implementing serialisation requirements. Similar to the requirements of Europe’s Falsified Medicines Directive, South Africa will be joining the global fight against counterfeit medicines with the promulgation of track and trace regulations,...
10 Mar 2020

How to mitigate the risk of nitrosamine formation during medicine manufacturing

By Staff Writer

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) have recently released a publication instructing Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAH) to take precautionary measures to mitigate the risk of nitrosamine formation or presences during manufacture of all medicines containing chemically synthesised active substances.  Nitrosamine impurities have been in the regulatory spotlight since they were discovered in several blood pressure medicines...
01 Feb 2020

Updated financial planning handbooks released

By Janice Roberts

Keeping up to date with legislative and case law changes in the highly regulated financial services industry can be challenging.Professionals need to make effective financial decisions, with a myriad of implications, while ensuring regulatory compliance and keeping current.

10 Dec 2019

The key objectives of the new EU medical device regulations

By Staff Writer

The past number years have seen a significant improvement in medical device sciences and technologies that have transformed the industry for the better of the patient. A medical device is a healthcare product or piece of equipment a person uses for a medical purpose. Medical devices play a crucial role in improving the lives of...