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Nov 04, 2025 | MOENV Strengthens Water Protection: PFAS Added to Taiwan’s Surface Water Quality Standards
To better safeguard public health and the environment, the Ministry of Environment (MOENV) announces draft amendments to the “Classification and Water Quality Standards for Surface Water Bodies,” ...
Nov 04, 2025 | Ministry of Environment Announces Draft Amendments to the List and Management of Toxic Chemical Substances
The Ministry of Environment (MOENV) announces a draft amendment to include Methoxychlor 72-43-5Chlordene (Decachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-2H-cyclobuta[cd]pentalen-2-one)143-50-02-(2H-benzotriazol-2...
UK Opens Consultation on Cosmetic Ingredients with Suspected Endocrine-Disrupting Properties
Nov 04, 2025
The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has opened a consultation inviting scientific information on several cosmetic ingredients with suspected endocrine-disrupting properties. Scope of...
Japan Revises Rules on Managing Class I Chemical Impurities Under BAT Framework
Nov 03, 2025
On October 6, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly issued a revised notice on th...
Argentina Overhauls Rules for Cosmetics and Hygiene Products
Oct 28, 2025
Argentina’s National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) has unveiled sweeping reforms to how cosmetic, personal care and hygiene product manufacturers are authorised. Under...
ANMAT Streamlines Oversight of Foreign Drug Manufacturers with New GMP Certification Framework
Oct 29, 2025
Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica (ANMAT) has unveiled a sweeping update to its regulatory framework for imported medicines through Disposición 7...
Chile Updates Technical Standards for Hypodermic Needles and Syringes
Oct 29, 2025
Chile’s Ministry of Health has announced sweeping new regulations to tighten quality and safety controls on hypodermic needles and syringes, bringing the country’s standards in line with internati...
India’s DGFT Notifies Changes in Import Regulations and Policy for Specific Chemicals and Pesticides
Oct 29, 2025
BackgroundOn 15 October 2025, India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification revising the import policy conditions for certain chemicals and pesticides listed under Chapte...
India Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Six Fatty Acids and Derivatives
Oct 24, 2025
On 22 October 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, officially rescinded six Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for various fatty acids and their deri...
Japan Releases 2026 Notification Schedule for Specific New Chemical Substances
Oct 24, 2025
On 17 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2026 notificatio...
Ukraine Proposes New Compliance Timelines for UA REACH and UA CLP
Oct 23, 2025
On 22 October 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine published a draft resolution introducing extended deadlines and key updates to Ukraine’s chemical safety framew...
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