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Oct 10, 2023 | India holds public consultation on heavy metal restrictions for cleansing products.
In order to control the presence of heavy metals in specific cosmetics, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has opened the comments area for three Draft Indian Standards for face wash, shower gel, an...
Oct 10, 2023 | European Commission notifies proposed Toy Safety Regulation to WTO
On 4 October 2023, the European Commission notified its ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Safety of Toys and Repealing Directive 2009/48/EC’ to ...
India unveils its Chemical Inventory Platform
Oct 09, 2023
In a significant step towards enhancing transparency and efficiency in the chemical and petrochemical sector, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), Government of India, is in the proc...
Japan requests hazard information for ‘default candidate substance’
Oct 09, 2023
On 20 September 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly issued a Notice requestin...
US CPSC request information on PFAS in Consumer Products and Potential Health Impacts
Oct 06, 2023
On 20 September 2023 the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a request for information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are in commerce or may be used in consumer ...
India extends enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders for three chemicals
Oct 06, 2023
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemicals. On 26 September 2023, a notification was published in the Gazette of India in consult...
India: Mandatory requirements for chemical import declarations from 15 October
Oct 05, 2023
On 30 September 2023, India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued a new Circular (No. 23/2023) regarding mandatory additional qualifiers in import/export declarations in respec...
South Korea: The Ministry of Employment and Labor promulgates and enforces an amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Oct 04, 2023
On September 27, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) in South Korea announced that it has promulgated an amendment of the ‘Occupational Safety and Health Act Enforcement Rules’. The ...
ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee supports ban on secondary uses of creosote-treated wood
Oct 04, 2023
On 8 September 2023, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) adopted its opinion supporting France’ proposal to restrict the placing on the market, reuse of wood t...
NMPA published a notification on the enforcement of toothpaste regulation
Oct 04, 2023
On 25 September 2023, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) published a notification on the enforcement of toothpaste regulation and simplified the information requirements for toothpas...
Anvisa has published a new pesticide indication form for toxicological safety reassessment in Brazil
Oct 03, 2023
In a significant move towards enhancing the safety assessment of pesticide products, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency, Anvisa, has introduced a user-friendly and entirely electronic pesticide in...
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