ed with the ability to bypass the Electronic Submission Gateway (ESG) that often proved problematic for industry to navigate.FDA Adds Tools For FSMA Programs: On November 7, 2023, FDA announced new tools developed for the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program (TPP) and the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) Program, both of which were developed under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The tools include QR codes and graphical elements that may be used to communicate the status of participants in TPP and LAAF and to promote awareness of the programs. User guidelines that explain how stakeholders may use the QR code and graphic element are available on both the TPP and LAAF Program landing pages.FDA Delays Enforcement Of Cosmetic Regulations: On November 9, 2023, FDA announced its decision to delay enforcement of the requirements related to cosmetic product facility registration and cosmetic product listing for an additional six months until July 1, 2024. 88 Fed. Reg. 77323. FDA is delaying enforcement “to help ensure that owners or operators of cosmetic product facilities and responsible persons for cosmetic products have sufficient time to gather the relevant information required for facility registration and product listing, including obtaining facility registration numbers to associate with cosmetic product listings, obtaining access to the electronic submissions database, and verifying accurate registration and listing information for submission.”NANOTECHNOLOGY EUON Study Identifies Models And Tools For Computational Safety Assessment Of Nanomaterials: The European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) announced on October 10, 2023, that it published “A study on valid in silico modelling tools and read-across approaches, including creation of case studies on read-across for specific (types of) nanomaterials” that analyzes read-across and in silico approaches as alternative methods to conventional hazard and risk assessments for nanomateria