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Nov 25, 2025 | New Regulation to Ban Wet Wipes Containing Plastic to Come into Force in England in 2027
On 18 November 2025, the UK government enacted the Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025 No. 1218). These regulations are designed to prohibit t...
Nov 25, 2025 | Andean Community Enhances Cosmetic Product Labeling Standards
Cosmetic products in the Andean region are set to comply with updated labeling regulations following the latest resolution by the Andean Community's Secretariat. The Andean Community has introduced ne...
India Withdraws Six Chemical Quality Control Orders
Nov 25, 2025
On 20 November 2025, the Government of India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) rescinded six previously issued Quality Control Orders (QCOs). This ...
EPA Proposes Changes to PFAS Reporting Rules to Reduce Regulatory Burden
Nov 24, 2025
On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Co...
South Korea Notifies WTO of a Draft Amendment to Food Labelling Standards
Nov 20, 2025
On November 18, 2025, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) notified the WTO of a draft revision to the Food Labeling Standards aimed at improving consumer clarity and harmonizing rules w...
Philippines Drafts Unified Classification of Pharmaceutical Products Intended for Human Use
Nov 19, 2025
Manila, November 2025. The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft Circular that standardizes how human medicines are classified and reclassified nationwide. The proposal re...
ECHA Proposes Four New Substances for Inclusion in the REACH Authorisation List
Nov 19, 2025
On 18 November 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) made its 12th recommendation to the European Commission, that four additional substances be added to the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of the ...
India Rescinds Fourteen Quality Control Orders (QCOs) under BIS Act, 2016
Nov 14, 2025
On 12 November 2025, the Government of India, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals) issued a series of orders rescinding fourteen previously notified BIS Qua...
Colombia Publishes Its First National Inventory of Chemical Substances
Nov 14, 2025
Colombia has officially completed and published its first National Inventory of Industrial Chemical Substances. Under Decree 1630/2021, all hazardous substances imported or manufactured in quantities ...
Medical Devices in the GCC: GSO and European Committee for Standardization Sign Technical Agreement
Nov 12, 2025
On 22 October 2025, the Gulf Cooperation Council Standardization Organization (GSO), represented by the Gulf Technical Committee for Medical Devices and Supplies (GSO/TC 11), signed a Technical Cooper...
Japan publishes consultation schedule for toxicity assessments of new chemical substances
Nov 12, 2025
On 27 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MOE), acting as a joint council, published the...
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