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Feb 05, 2026 | India Opens Consultation on Revised Manganese Sulphate Standard
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), through its Inorganic Chemicals Technical Committee (CHD 1), has issued a Wide Circulation Draft of the Indian Standard titled “Manganese Sulphate, Monohydrate —...
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Feb 04, 2026 | Taiwan Consults on Draft Handling Regulation for PFAS in Foods
On December 29, 2025, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) under the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) published the draft “Handling Regulation for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFA...
United States Notifies WTO of EPA Finding on 1,3-Butadiene Risk
Feb 02, 2026
The United States has submitted a notification to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement, informing WTO members of a significant regulatory developmen...
ECHA Opens Call for Evidence on Potential REACH Restriction of Non-Polymeric Brominated Flame Retardants
Jan 30, 2026
On 21 January 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a call for comments and evidence to support the preparation of a REACH restriction proposal on certain non-polymeric aromatic brominat...
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Invima Announces No Registration Required for Conventional and Daily Use Toothbrushes in Colombia
Jan 30, 2026
The National Institute for the Surveillance of Medicines and Foods (Invima) has announced that conventional and daily use toothbrushes are no longer considered medical devices and, as such, do not req...
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China Opens Public Consultation on Adding Five Chemicals to the Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue
Jan 29, 2026
On January 21, 2026, the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China (MEM), together with relevant departments, released a draft announcement proposing to include five chemical...
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China’s NMPA Adds 18 Revised and New Cosmetic Standards into the 2015 Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification
Jan 29, 2026
On 12 January 2026 , the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China announced the inclusion of 18 revised and new cosmetic standards into the “Cosmetic Safety Technical Specification (20...
ECHA Calls on Companies to Update REACH Registrations
Jan 29, 2026
On 28 January 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced plans to launch two campaigns to check whether REACH registration dossiers are being kept up to date in line with regulatory requirem...
FDA Finds Insufficient Data to Assess Safety of PFAS in Cosmetic Products Under MoCRA
Jan 28, 2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a congressionally mandated report under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), which evaluates the use of perfluoroalky...
UK Notifies WTO of Proposed Mandatory Classification and Labelling for 60 Hazardous Substances
Jan 27, 2026
On 26 January 2026, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to amend Great Britain’s mandatory classification and labelling (GB MCL) list by...
FDA Finds Insufficient Data to Assess Safety of PFAS in Cosmetic Products Under MoCRA
Jan 27, 2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a congressionally mandated report under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), which evaluates the use of perfluoroalky...
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