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Switzerland Consults on Amendments to the Chemicals PIC Ordinance (ChemPICV)

Feb 23, 2026 | Switzerland Consults on Amendments to the Chemicals PIC Ordinance (ChemPICV)

Switzerland is consulting on proposed amendment to the Chemicals PIC Ordinance (ChemPICV). The consultation, initiated by the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication...

Biocides SVHC Plant Protection Products PFAS Industrial Chemicals Pesticides
U.S. FDA Launches Post-Market Re-assessment of BHA in Food

Feb 23, 2026 | U.S. FDA Launches Post-Market Re-assessment of BHA in Food

On 10 February 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration initiated a new post-market safety evaluation of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), a synthetic antioxidant used in food and food-contact materi...

Food Safety Preservative
New Zealand launches Hazardous Substances Reporting and Notifications (HSRN) portal
New Zealand launches Hazardous Substances Reporting and Notifications (HSRN) portal
Feb 23, 2026

New Zealand’s hazardous substances reporting framework has entered a new operational phase with the launch of the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) Hazardous Substances Reporting and Notifica...

agrochemicals HSNO Act Environmental Protection Agency EPA Hazardous Substances
South Korea Proposes Partial Amendment to “Hazard Assessment Results of Chemical Substances” under K-REACH
South Korea Proposes Partial Amendment to “Hazard Assessment Results of Chemical Substances” under K-REACH
Feb 19, 2026

The National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) has published a draft administrative notice proposing a partial amendment to the “Hazard Assessment Results of Chemical Substances” under the Act on th...

K-REACH Amendment Chemical Hazard Assessment
UK HSE Publishes Consultation Response on Chemicals Legislative Reform
UK HSE Publishes Consultation Response on Chemicals Legislative Reform
Feb 19, 2026

On 12 February 2026, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its response to the 2025 consultation on proposed reforms to Great Britain’s chemicals legislation. The consultation, which ran...

GB BPR Regulation GB CLP Regulation GB PIC Regulation Biocidal Products Regulation Chemical Classification and Labelling Prior Informed Consent PIC Chemicals Legislative Reform
China drafts GB standards to align with GHS Rev. 11 (Updated)
China drafts GB standards to align with GHS Rev. 11 (Updated)
Feb 19, 2026

Update 13 February 2026:  On 13 February 2026, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a second consultation notice on the adoption of GHS Rev. 11 through mandatory GB 3...

Safety data sheets (SDSs) China GHS update Hazard Classification and Labelling GHS Revision 11 GB 30000 Series Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) Standards Revision MIIT Consultation

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