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Feb 24, 2026 | BIS Invites Comments on Draft Revision of Ammonium Sulphate, Technical Specification
On 9 February 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), through its Inorganic Chemicals Sectional Committee (CHD 1), issued a Wide Circulation Draft (CHD 1 (33341)) revising the Indian Standard titl...
Feb 24, 2026 | India: BIS Consults on Revision of IS 15322 for Particle Filters Used in Respiratory Protective Equipment
On 9 February 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards released a wide circulation draft prepared by the Occupational Safety and Health Technical Committee (CHD 8), titled Particle Filters used in Respira...
Japan finalises amended guidelines on alternative names of chemicals under ISHA
Feb 24, 2026
On 20 February 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published the final amended version of the Guidelines for Notification of Alternative Names, etc. of Notifiable Substances un...
OSHA Extends Compliance Deadlines for Hazard Communication Standard
Feb 24, 2026
On 15 January 2026, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an extension to the compliance deadlines for the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) under 29 CFR 1910.12...
Switzerland Consults on Amendments to the Chemicals PIC Ordinance (ChemPICV)
Feb 23, 2026
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...
U.S. FDA Launches Post-Market Re-assessment of BHA in Food
Feb 23, 2026
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...
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