If you sell cosmetics in the UK or EU, you are legally required to maintain a Cosmetics Product Information File – even if you’re a tiny indie brand mixing batches between client emails.
Cosmetics Product Information File: UK & EU Guide Read More »
ISO 15223-1:2025 is the kind of update that looks “small” on paper and then detonates in an audit because it’s printed on every box you ship.
ISO 15223-1:2025: Your labels may be non-compliant Read More »
Home testing kits may seem like consumer products with sleek packaging, simple instructions, and sold online or in pharmacies. However, under EU law, they are some of the most tightly regulated diagnostic devices on the market.
Home Testing Kits Regulations: IVDR Compliance Guide Read More »
A poorly structured medical device technical file is one of the fastest ways to trigger audit findings, Notified Body delays, or regulatory pushback, even when all the “right” documents technically exist.
Medical Device Technical File: Structure & Requirements Read More »
IVDR has fundamentally reshaped the regulatory landscape for in vitro diagnostic devices, and, yes, it’s still catching many manufacturers off guard years after its implementation.
IVD Consultancy: Practical IVDR Compliance Strategies Read More »
Even the most sophisticated medical device companies can stumble when their quality management system (QMS) fails. When that happens, it’s rarely a minor inconvenience – it is more often a chain reaction of recalls, warning letters, certificate suspensions, and huge remediation bills.
Top 5 Quality Management System Failures to Prevent Read More »
Post-Brexit, many medical device manufacturers are still navigating the split between CE marking and the UKCA mark — and the rules keep evolving. As the MHRA advances its “future regime” for medical devices, regulatory teams face the ongoing challenge of complying with both EU MDR obligations and the UK’s own UK MDR 2002 (as amended) framework.
CE Marking vs UKCA: 2026 Guide for Manufacturers Read More »
The newly revised ISO 10993-1:2025 has quietly done something big: it’s turned biological evaluation from a “tick-the-box biocompatibility test list” into a fully integrated risk narrative that regulators now expect to hold together scientifically, from chemistry through to clinical data.
ISO 10993-1:2025 – What’s New in Biological Evaluation Read More »
After years of “coming soon”, the EU has finally put a fixed date on reality: the first EUDAMED mandatory modules must be used from 28 May 2026.
EUDAMED Mandatory from May 2026: What You Need to Know Read More »
Since Brexit, appointing a UK Responsible Person (UKRP) has become a core requirement for most non-UK medical device manufacturers entering the Great Britain market. The role looks familiar (it resembles the EU Authorised Representative), but its obligations under the UK MDR 2002 (as amended) are distinct, legally binding, and far more visible to the MHRA.
UK Responsible Person (UKRP) Requirements & Compliance Guide Read More »
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